The Riva degli Schiavoni Seen from the Market at the Pier
Canaletto
after 1755
Medium
Pen and iron-gall ink and brush and gray wash, over traces of graphite, on off-white laid paper, laid down on cream laid laminated card
Dimensions
35.3 × 24 cm (13 15/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
202288
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.