le Procuratie niove e S. Ziminian V., from Vedute
Canaletto
1735/44
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.3 × 20.9 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.); Plate: 14.5 × 21.1 cm (5 3/4 × 8 5/16 in.); Sheet: 16.9 × 23.3 cm (6 11/16 × 9 3/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
84297
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.