The Little Monument, from Vedute
Canaletto
1735/44
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 11.2 × 8.3 cm (4 7/16 × 3 5/16 in.); Plate: 12 × 8.6 cm (4 3/4 × 3 7/16 in.); Sheet: 43.2 × 58.7 cm (17 1/16 × 23 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159748
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.