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 viewCollections
Exhibition HistoryArchitecture 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.
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.
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.
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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Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
1741
57-115/17
Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto
1741
57-115/18
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mid-17th century
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