Imaginary View of Padua
Canaletto
c. 1735/1746
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 29.6 × 43.3 cm (11 5/8 × 17 1/16 in.) plate: 30.1 × 43.5 cm (11 7/8 × 17 1/8 in.) sheet: 45.8 × 63.8 cm (18 1/16 × 25 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Paul Mellon Collection
Accession Number
1985.64.148
About the Artist
Canaletto · 1697–1768
The most famous view-painter of the 18th century, Canaletto's works are characteristically topographically correct with smooth, precise handling. His patrons were primarily English collectors.