The Portico with the Lantern, from Vedute
Canaletto
1735/44
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 30 × 43.4 cm (11 13/16 × 17 1/8 in.); Plate: 30.4 × 43.6 cm (12 × 17 3/16 in.); Sheet: 43.3 × 58.1 cm (17 1/16 × 22 7/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159741
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.