The Imperial Palace Hof: Garden Side
1759/61 | Bernardo Bellotto, gen. Canaletto
Bellotto was the nephew and pupil of Antonio Canal, and during his long career as Europe’s most sought-after painter of vedute (Italian for views), he called himself “Canaletto” like his uncle. During his two-year stay in Vienna, Bellotto painted views of Vienna and imperial palaces in the surrounding area for Empress Maria Theresa.This view of Hof palace towards the west makes the once-famous gardens the principal motif of the picture.
Bellotto was the nephew and pupil of Antonio Canal, and during his long career as Europe’s most sought-after painter of vedute (Italian for views), he called himself “Canaletto” like his uncle. During his two-year stay in Vienna, Bellotto painted views of Vienna and imperial palaces in the surrounding area for Empress Maria Theresa.This view of Hof palace towards the west makes the once-famous gardens the principal motif of the picture.
Artist:
Bernardo Bellotto, gen. Canaletto (1722 Venedig - 1780 Warschau) DNB
Time:
1759/61
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
136 x 216 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 1674
Provenance
Since its creation in imperial possession; 1781 Pressburg