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The Terrace

Artist Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto (Italian (Venetian), 1697 - 1768)
Datemid-18th century
MediumEtching
DimensionsPlate: 5 13/16 × 8 7/16 inches (14.76 × 21.43 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert B. Fizzell
Object number57-115/19
Edition/State/Prooffirst state
On View
Not on view
Collections
Exhibition History
Architecture and Decorative Arts in Prints from the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 13-April 10, 1983, no. 25, as The Terrace (second of two states), after 1741.
Gallery Label

The location of this Venetian view has not been identified, but it has an intimate charm and is just the sort of scene one comes across wandering about Venice today. Note the tower on the upper left topped with scaffolding, erected for drying clothes.

Provenance

Robert B. Fizzell (1889-1978), Kansas City, MO, by December 14, 1957;

 

Given by Robert B. Fizzell to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1957.

Published References
Architecture and Decorative Arts in Prints from the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, March 13-April 10, 1983, p. 4, as The Terrace (second of two states), after 1741.
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Imaginary View of Venice: The House with the Inscription (left half)
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
1741
57-115/17
View of Dolo on the Brenta
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
ca. 1741
F85-18
Imaginary View of Venice: The House with the Peristyle (right half)
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
1741
57-115/18
Le Porte del Dolo
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
n.d.
F96-26/2
La Torre di Malghera
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
mid-18th century
33-1619
Portico with Lantern
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
mid-18th century
33-1620
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
n.d.
33-465
The Clock Tower in the Piazza San Marco
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
1728/1730
55-36
Roman Monuments
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
18th century
32-193/4
Noah and the Animals Entering the Ark
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Benedetto
mid-17th century
32-209/11
The Penitent Saint Jerome
Antonio d'Enrico, called Tanzio da Varallo
ca. 1627-1630
97-16
Allegory of Vanity
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Benedetto
ca. 1652-1655
F61-69