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Canaletto

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Also known as Giovanni Antonio Canal, Canaletto Giovanni Antonio Canal, Antonio Kanale, Antonio Canelitti, Antonio Caneletti, Giovanni Antonio Canaletto, Antonio Canuletti, Antonio Kanaletto

Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.

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Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, was a male painter, etcher, graphic artist, and draftsperson from Venice. He worked in the Rococo movement and specialized in veduta and landscape painting. His career included work locations in Venice, Rome, Great Britain, and London. He was a citizen of the Republic of Venice and spoke Italian.

Canaletto was the son and student of Bernardo Canal. He was influenced by Giovanni Paolo Panini and sponsored by Joseph Smith. His student was Bernardo Bellotto, who was also his relative. His works are held in the collections of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Städel Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, and Art Institute of Chicago. He is described by sources including The Nuttall Encyclopædia and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Key facts

Artist.name
Canaletto
Artist.image
Giovanni Antonio Canal.jpg
Artist.birth_name
Giovanni Antonio Canal
Artist.birth_place
Venice, Venetian Republic
Artist.death_place
Venice, Venetian Republic (now Italy)
Artist.known_for
Landscape art, etching
Artist.training
Luca Carlevaris
Artist.notable_works
''The Stonemason's Yard''
Artist.parents
Bernardo CanalArtemisia Barbieri
Artist.patrons
Owen SwinyJoseph Smith
Artist.signature
Canaletto autograph.png

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Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. Painter of city views or vedute, of Venice, Rome, and London, he also painted imaginary views, although the demarcation in his works between the real and the imaginary is never quite clearcut. He was further an important printmaker using the etching technique. In the period from 1746 to 1756 he worked in England where he painted many views of London and other sites including Warwick Castle and Alnwick Castle. He was highly successful in England, thanks to the British merchant and connoisseur Joseph "Consul" Smith, whose large collection of Canaletto's works was sold to King George III in 1762. www.wikidata.org The Molo, Seen from the Bacino di San Marco - Wikidata

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Antonio
Gender
male
Place of birth
Venice
Place of death
Venice
Occupation
visual artist
Languages spoken
Italian
Student of
Bernardo Canal
Field of work
painting
Movement
Rococo
Image
Giovanni Antonio Canal.jpg
Work location
London
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Commons category
Giovanni Antonio Canal, il Canaletto
Commons Creator page
Giovanni Antonio Canal
birth name
Giovanni Antonio Canal
Commons gallery
Giovanni Antonio Canal
has works in the collection
Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes
date of death
1768-00-00
date of birth
1697-00-00
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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Canaletto, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Early career
  • Outdoor painting
  • Early and late work
  • Work in England
  • Market
  • Gallery
  • Italy
  • England
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.

Painter of cityscapes or vedute, of Venice, Rome, and London, he also painted imaginary views (referred to as capricci), although the demarcation in his works between the real and the imaginary is never quite clearcut. He was further an important printmaker using the etching technique. In the period from 1746 to 1756, he worked in England, where he painted many views of London and other sites, including Warwick Castle and Alnwick Castle. He was highly successful in England, thanks to the British merchant and connoisseur Joseph "Consul" Smith, whose large collection of Canaletto's works was sold to King George III in 1762.

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