View of Dolo on the Brenta

Artist Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto (Italian (Venetian), 1697 - 1768)

Dateca. 1741

MediumEtching

DimensionsPlate: 11 7/8 x 17 1/16 inches (30.16 x 43.34 cm)
Sheet: 12 x 17 1/8 inches (30.48 x 43.5 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of Richard Shields and David T. Beals III

Object numberF85-18

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Exhibition History

Thirty Years of Print Purchases for the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 19 - December 31, 1989, no. 21.

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Canaletto was one of the greatest 18th-century painter of townscapes. The present example shows the town of Dolo on the Brenta canal that still connects Venice and Padua today. In the foreground, there is a luxurious barge, used for carrying passengers. The short parallel strokes showing the ripples in the water are similar to Canaletto's technique for depicting water in his paintings.

Published References

Thirty Years of Print Purchases for the Permanent Collection, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 19 - December 31, 1989, p. 8.

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