Saturday, December 10, 2011

Studio of Canaletto - Venice, Entrance to the Cannaregio [c.1734-42]


The view shows on the left St. Geremia with its campanile and the Palazzo Labia. At the centre can be seen the Ponte di Cannaregio and beyond it are the buildings of the Ghetto Vecchio. The Palazzo Querini detti Papozze is at the right edge of the picture. This painting is dated to the 1730s on the grounds of style and because of its relationship with a drawing by the artist which is apparently dated 1734 (Windsor, Royal Collection). It is considered to be a good product of Canaletto's studio.

[Oil on canvas, 47 x 76.4 cm]

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