Venise, San Marco

ID: #3626 | Baroque | Architecture

Date: 1738
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Dimensions: 204,5 x 124,5

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Les visiteurs riches, Venice, aimait remporter des vues topographiques de la ville appelée Veduta au XVIIIe siècle. Canaletto, l'un des principaux peintres du Vedut, séduit l'attention principalement à des bâtiments précisément élaborés le long de la côte. Les détails gothiques du palais des Doge à gauche et de l'église San Giorgio Maggiore à droite sont clairement identifiables. Les bâtiments historiques sont complétés par des gondoles légendaires et d'autres navires. L'image est très nette et presque une impression photographique.

Canaletto painted picture Venise, San Marco in 1738. Prevailing color of this fine art print is bleu and its shape is long. Original size is 204,5 x 124,5. This art piece is located in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Canaletto (1697-1681) was born in Venice. He, along with his brother, learned painting from his father. He started as a painter of theatrical backdrops. In his free time, he painted everyday urban life. When he left his father’s workshop, he went to Rome for inspiration. There, he perfected his fondness for painting architectural elements. This can be seen in the detailed Baroque paintings of Venice, where he captured Venice in the period of its greatest beauty and glory. Thanks to the merchant Joseph Smith, Canaletto’s paintings were sold even in England. However, in 1740, the war disrupted the market and a the flurry of British tourists traveling to Venice decreased. This prompted Canaletto to travel to London to keep his clientele. However, English critics described his work as repetitive, and he was labelled a fraud. He did not manage to fix his and so he returned to Venice, where he became a member of the Academy of Arts and painted until his death in 1768.