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
View of the Cathedral of San Marco by Antonio Canaletto
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
Dolo on the Brenta Canal by Antonio Canaletto
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
Westminster Abbey and the procession of the Knights by Antonio Canaletto
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
Capriccio with classical ruins by Antonio Canaletto
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
View of the Doge’s Palace in Venice by Antonio Canaletto
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 Doge’s Palace and the Schiavoni Embankment by Antonio Canaletto
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
Bucentaurus prepares to sail from the mole on the day of the Ascension by Antonio Canaletto
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
Westminster Bridge in London with a motorcade of the Lord Mayor on the Thames by Antonio Canaletto
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
View of the Thames and London from Somersethaus by Antonio Canaletto
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,
Campo di Rialto by Antonio Canaletto
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
View of London by Antonio Canaletto
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
Church of St. John and Paul and the school of San Marco by Antonio Canaletto
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
The Grand Canal: a view to the northeast on the Rialto Bridge by Antonio Canaletto
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
Piazzetta by Antonio Canaletto
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