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 art of Dutch leaders and bambocchani.
Bambocchani, unlike the Dutch genre painters, never allowed in their compositions mockery and sarcasm. From their art, Canaletto learned the lessons of work in a free, sketchy manner, as well as an accurate transfer of perspective. This later work of the artist With the Venetian portico facing the charming courtyard, with precisely spelled out details and magical lighting, served as a visual example, a teaching aid in the field of perspective, but was originally performed as a qualification work by Canaletto himself and was intended to occupy the position of professor of the Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
It is widely known for its copy of the brush of the Russian painter F. Alekseev – “Interior view of a courtyard with a garden., Loggia in Venice”, which was named Russian Canaletto.