Canaletto Antonio

Venetian regattas were held regularly – for example, in honor of the city’s high guests. In the race for the Grand Canal, one-part gondolas participated. For Canaletto, this event was

This square is the heart of Venice. Its form is formed by the cathedral of San Marco and the Doge’s Palace. It was here that throughout the centuries, all solemn

The Brent canal stretches deep into the coast, passing the town of Dalo. In the time of Capaletto, along the banks of the canal, the gardens were broken and the

This is a wonderful canvas – a kind of historical chronicle. Thanks to the scrupulous accuracy of the image, we can accurately judge what Westminster Abbey looked like in this

Sometimes, striving to achieve artistic harmony, Canaletto created a strange space that has little to do with reality. However, he did it subtly enough not to turn his work into

In Venice of the XVIII century were popular guides, that is, images of urban species. This tradition originated in the art of the fifteenth century artists Gentile Bellini and Vittore

The poets of the house of Venice were compared to “seabirds, who sang their nests half on the ground, half in the sea.” This dual nature of his hometown of

In the painting “Buzentavr” is preparing to sail from the mall on the day of the Ascension “Doge, on which the artist is looking from afar, across the bay of

Preparing material for the “Catalog of Venetian Channels” published in 1734 by Canaletto, Canaletto – along with twelve types of the Grand Canal – wrote two large-scale paintings: “Regatta on

Canaletto was an excellent draftsman. After himself, he left a huge number of drawings, ranging from instant, made in the street, sketches and ending with copies of his own paintings,

Canaletto belongs to the number of masters, whose name is associated with the appearance of the urban landscape, the reform of the genre is conducted, the task of which was

Canaletto’s painting, representing the View of London – a vault built on the principle of angular perspective, opens a panoramic view of a wide river, surrounded by impressive buildings. Here

This church has not only fallen into the “heroes” of Canaletto’s paintings. In the presented work breathes the spirit of Venice – with its canals, buildings, storing the memory of

Curious fact: the behavior of the lagoon, important for forecasting the future of Venice, a city on the water, was studied by scientists with the involvement of… the picturesque evidence

The photographic accuracy and clarity of the details have created Canaletto the glory of the artist, who does not lose sight of a single detail. His paintings are masterpieces depicting

The painting was written shortly after the arrival of Canaletto to England, coinciding with the completion of the construction of the Westminster Bridge across the Thames. Apparently, she was commissioned

During his stay in Rome in 1719-1720, Canaletto created scenery for the operas of Domenico Scarlatti. It is also known that it was here that he was captivated by the

The painting was performed in a typical style for the artist – a voluminous panoramic canvas, in which architectural and natural elements occupy an important place, and people are depicted

In the XVIII century, Venetian trade experienced a crisis, which, in effect, was caused by the loss of the former influence of Venice in Europe and throughout the world. But

Venetian master of landscape painting, the founder of the genre, as the leading, Canaletto wrote his city more often. The more valuable are the occasional appearances in his work of

Antonio Canal is an Italian painter, one of the greatest craftsmen who portrayed everyday urban landscapes. He worked in Venice, Rome, and London, where he was elected a member of