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Canaletto
Canaletto
Canaletto (1697-1768)
Venice: The Doge's Palace and the Riva degli Schiavoni, late 1730s The buildings, from left to right, are: the column of St Mark; the Doge's Palace; the Ponte della Paglia; the prisons; the uncompleted church of the Pieta (S. Maria della Visitazione) can be seen along the Riva degli Schiavoni. In front of the Ponte della Paglia temporary hut and a knife-grinder's stall,
Oil on canvas
Canaletto (1697-1768)
Venice: The Basin of San Marco on Ascension Day, about 1740 This painting shows the annual ceremony which symbolised the marriage of Venice to the sea. The Doge is leaving his palace; his golden parasol can be seen in the crowd. He will be rowed out to sea in his state barge, the Bucintoro (moored at the quay), so that he can throw a gold ring into the Adriatic
Oil on canvas
Canaletto (1697-1768)
Venice: The Grand Canal with S. Simeone Piccolo, about 1740 The domed building on the left the church of St Simeone Piccolo; further is Santa Croce. The canal recedes to vanishing point off-centre, giving the painting its striking perspective. Beneath an expansive sky, Venice's architectural sights are picked out in precise detail. Such scenes of the city's everyday activity were very popular with English tourists.
Canaletto (1697-1768)
A Regatta on the Grand Canal,
about 1740
One of the great Venetian spectacles, the annual carnival regatta. Prominent families lavishly decorated their boats for the occasion. Several figures wear the white mask and black cape associated with the carnival. Like its pair nearby, the frame was made to suit the mid-18th-century English interior for which the work was painted.
Canaletto (1697-1768)
Venice: Campo S. Vidal and Santa Maria della Carita ('The Stonemason's Yard'), about 1728
This intimate view of Venice shows the Campo S. Vidal filled with large pieces of masonry and a workman's hut.
The stone was probably intended for the facade of the church of S. Vidal (not shown).
The campo still exists but the bell tower seen across the canal collapsed in 1744. This is one of Canaletto's most celebrated works.
Guardi
Guardi
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793)
Venice: The Doge's Palace and the Molo from the Basin of San Marco, about 1770 the centre is the Doge's Palace with bell-tower of Saint Mark's basilica behind. On the right is the prison. The Doge's golden galley, the Bucintoro, is moored in front of the administrative buildings, including the Mint, on the The galley state occasions.
Oil on canvas
Francesco Guardi (1712-1793)
Venice: The Punta della Dogana with S. Maria della Salute, about 1770 This view is dominated by the dome of Santa Maria della Salute. The building jutting out to the left is the Dogana da Mar or Customs House built in around 1677 Guardi painted several versions of this scene.
Oil on canvas
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