Gemälde Alte Meister Teil 1

GIOVANNI ANTONIO CANAL AND WORKSHOP,
ALSO KNOWN AS “CANALETTO”,
1697 VENICE – 1768 IBID.
The painter Giovanni Antonio Canal was commonly
known a Canaletto to distinguish him from his father
Bernardo Canal. His work is to be discerned from that
of his nephew Bernardo Bellotto, who was active in
Dresden and Poland and was also known by the nickname
Canaletto.
A pair of paintings
THE GRAND CANAL WITH THE CHURCH
OF SANTA MARIA DELLA SALUTE
and
THE GRAND CANAL WITH DOGE’S PALACE
AND PIAZZETTA
Oil on canvas.
53 x 119 cm.
Accompanied by an expert’s report by Dario Succi,
Gorizia, in copy.
The two vedutas show probably the most striking
views of the Serenissima in a decidedly elongated
landscape format. The almost panoramic paintings offer
vast views across the Grand Canal and the city. The
buildings and palaces that appear increasingly smaller
in the background also convey an impressive image
depth. The high quality of painting and the style point
to Canaletto, but in collaboration with his workshop.
Canaletto repeated these vedutas in collabo ration
with his workshop and the enclosed expert’s report by
Dario Succi points out that it was common practice for
the artist to work with his staff to fulfil the numerous
orders for foreign clients, especially for collectors in
England, in addition to the master’s exclusively autographed
works. The engraver Antonio Visentini published
the present veduta as “tavola V” in his Prospectus
Magni Canalis Venetiarum as early as 1735
(Succi, 2013, 191). They finally came to the royal collections
at Windsor Castle.
The prototype of the second painting titled The Canal
Grande with Doge’s Palace and Piazzetta, which
shows the Palazzo Ducale on the right, is related to a
veduta which originated from the H. Kress Collection
and came to El Paso Museum of Art, Texas. There,
with similar dimensions 61.5 x 108 cm. (Constable,
Links 1989, n. 88) but different details.
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