Is "The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South toward the Rialto Bridge" in the public domain?

Yes, The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South toward the Rialto Bridge is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South toward the Rialto Bridge

Q: When was "The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South toward the Rialto Bridge" created?

This artwork was created 1730s.

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

1730s

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

18 1/4 × 30 1/2 in. (46.4 × 77.5 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019

Accession Number

2019.141.2

Tags

VeniceCitiesCanalsBoats

About this artwork

This luminous veduta exemplifies Canaletto's unrivaled ability to capture Venice's grandeur and atmospheric beauty during his most accomplished period. Painted in the 1730s, the work presents the Grand Canal looking south toward the iconic Rialto Bridge, one of Venice's most celebrated landmarks. The painting belongs to a group of twenty identically sized views probably commissioned by Joseph Smith, the British consul in Venice from 1744 to 1760 and Canaletto's most important patron, who played ...

The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South toward the Rialto Bridge

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