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For centuries, the gondola was the leading use of transportation and<br />
most common watercraft within Venice, having 8-10,000 gondolas<br />
during the 17 th and 18 th century. Their primary role today is to carry<br />
tourists on rides at fixed rates, serving as traghetti (ferries) over the<br />
Grand Canal as public transportation.<br />
Canaletto created many paintings of Venice during his lifetime, some<br />
similar to “View of the Bacino di San Marco” but with slightly<br />
different perspectives.<br />
In this painting, he has produced a wider<br />
perspective, however with different colour tones<br />
creating a more sunny appearance. The sun is<br />
beaming directly onto the view, forming little<br />
contrast and resulting with fewer shadows from<br />
the buildings. Canaletto created many similar<br />
perspectives like “Palazzo Ducale and the Piazza di<br />
San Marco”, perhaps with different weather<br />
condition which was useful for propaganda and in<br />
perfecting the perfect view.<br />
Canaletto,<br />
Palazzo Ducale and the Piazza di San Marco<br />
c. 1755<br />
Oil on canvas, 51 x 83 cm<br />
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
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