Prà della Valle, from Vedute
Canaletto
1735/44
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 29.9 × 42.8 cm (11 13/16 × 16 7/8 in.); Plate: 30.2 × 43.6 cm (11 15/16 × 17 3/16 in.); Sheet: 43.4 × 58.5 cm (17 1/8 × 23 1/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159759
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.