Die Riva degli Schiavoni in Venedig
um 1724/30 | Antonio Canal, gen. Canaletto
The view sweeps along the Riva degli Schiavoni to the Doggia’s Palace and the Campanile. Far off in the distance the Dogana is visible at the mouth of the Canal Grande. Canaletto used the “camera obscura” to achieve this charming panoramic effect and topographical exactitude. The compositional framework thus achieved was then fully painted in exact detail, enlivened by picturesque scenes from ordinary life and bathed in radiant midday light.
The view sweeps along the Riva degli Schiavoni to the Doggia’s Palace and the Campanile. Far off in the distance the Dogana is visible at the mouth of the Canal Grande. Canaletto used the “camera obscura” to achieve this charming panoramic effect and topographical exactitude. The compositional framework thus achieved was then fully painted in exact detail, enlivened by picturesque scenes from ordinary life and bathed in radiant midday light.
Artist:
Antonio Canal, gen. Canaletto (1697 - 1768 Venedig) DNB
Time:
um 1724/30
Object Name
Gemälde
Culture
Italienisch, Venezianisch
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 × 63 × 2 cm
Framed: 57 × 73,5 × 5,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 6332
Provenance
Slg. Manfrin, Venedig; Slg. Festetics, Wien; Slg. Gsell, Wien; Slg. Brüll, Wien; 1918 erworben