Canaletto
Italian painter of landscapes (1697–1768) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768),[1] commonly known as Canaletto (Italian: [kanaˈletto][2]), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.
Canaletto | |
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Born | Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-10-18)18 October 1697 |
Died | 19 April 1768(1768-04-19) (aged 70) Venice, Venetian Republic (now Italy) |
Nationality | Venetian |
Education | Luca Carlevaris |
Known for | Landscape art, etching |
Notable work | The Stonemason's Yard |
Parent(s) | Bernardo Canal Artemisia Barbieri |
Patron(s) | Owen Swiny Joseph Smith |
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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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[3]