The House with the Inscription and The House with the Peristyle, from Vedute
Canaletto
1735/44
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Left image: 29.6 × 21.4 cm (11 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.); Left plate: 30.1 × 21.6 cm (11 7/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Right image: 29.5 × 21.3 cm (11 5/8 × 8 7/16 in.); Right plate: 30 × 21.7 cm (11 13/16 × 8 9/16 in.); Sheet: 43.2 × 58.6 cm (17 1/16 × 23 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159768
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.