Canaletto

Venetian · 1697–1768 · Painter, Printmaker

Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. (Wikipedia)

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Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.

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Born 1697, VeniceDied 1768, VeniceOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q182664 ↗ULAN 500115269 ↗Museum works 24

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Also known as A. C. Canaletto, a. canal, a. canale, A. Canaletti, a. canaletto, ant. canal, Ant. Canaletti, Antoine Canaletti and 8 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Canaletto, The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice — **The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice**1742/1744 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Barbara Hutton — Open Acces…

Canaletto, Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice — **Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice**1742/1744 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Barbara Hutton — Open Acces…

Canaletto, The Porta Portello, Padua — **The Porta Portello, Padua**c. 1741/1742 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Canaletto, English Landscape Capriccio with a Column — **English Landscape Capriccio with a Column**c. 1754 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Canaletto, English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace — **English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace**c. 1754 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Paul Mellon Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Canaletto, Title Plate — **Title Plate**c. 1735/1746 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen — Open Access…

Canaletto, The Grand Canal, Venice — **The Grand Canal, Venice**ca. 1738 - ca. 1740
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Canaletto, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Seen from the South-west — **Piazza San Marco, Venice, Seen from the South-west**c. 1755 - c. 1765
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Canaletto, Imaginary View of S. Giacomo di Rialto — **Imaginary View of S. Giacomo di Rialto**1735
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Canaletto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Canaletto, Landscape with Ruined Monuments — **Landscape with Ruined Monuments**1735
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Canaletto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Canaletto, The Bishop's Tomb — **The Bishop's Tomb**1735
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Canaletto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Canaletto, The Little Monument — **The Little Monument**1735
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Canaletto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Canaletto, The Wagon Passing Over a Bridge — **The Wagon Passing Over a Bridge**1735
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Canaletto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Canaletto, La Torre di Malghera — **La Torre di Malghera**1735
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Canaletto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Canaletto, La Piera del Bando. V. — **La Piera del Bando. V.**1735
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Canaletto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Canaletto, Ale Porto del Dolo — **Ale Porto del Dolo**1735
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Canaletto, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Canaletto, Capriccio: A Street Crossed by Arches (recto) Sketches of Doorway, Staircase and Second Floor of Building (verso) — **Capriccio: A Street Crossed by Arches (recto) Sketches of Doorway, Staircase and Second Floor of Building (verso)**c. 1720 · Pen and brush and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Samuel P. Avery Fund — public domain (CC0)

Canaletto, A Bridge Near a Church in Venice — **A Bridge Near a Church in Venice**c. 1720 · Pen and brown ink, on ivory laid paper, (black chalk and pen and brown ink sketch on verso), perimeter mounted on cream card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Worcester Sketch Fund — public domain (CC0)

Canaletto, The Portico with the Lantern, from Vedute — **The Portico with the Lantern, from Vedute**1735/44 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection — public domain (…

Canaletto, Capriccio: A Ruined Classical Temple — **Capriccio: A Ruined Classical Temple**n.d. · Pen and brush and brown ink, and brush and gray wash, with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Mrs. Potter Palmer Memorial Fund — public domain (CC0)

Canaletto, Landscape with Ruined Monuments, from Vedute — **Landscape with Ruined Monuments, from Vedute**1735/44 · Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection — public domain (…

Canaletto, Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon — **Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon**c. 1750–55 · pen and brown ink and brush and gray and black washes over traces of graphite (?); framing lines in pen and brown and black ink
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Canaletto, Views: The Canal Lock at Dolo — **Views: The Canal Lock at Dolo**1735–46 · etching
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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