View of Dolo
ca. 1740–41
Medium
Pen and brown ink, gray wash
Dimensions
11 5/8 x 16 1/16 in. (29.6 x 40.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.301
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *View of Dolo*, a captivating pen and brown ink drawing with gray wash by Bernardo Bellotto, created around 1740–41. This intimate work (11 5/8 x 16 1/16 in.) captures a serene vista along the Brenta Canal near Venice, showcasing the artist's keen eye for urban waterways and architecture. Bellotto, nephew and pupil of the famed vedutista Canaletto, mastered the genre of topographical views, blending meticulous detail with atmospheric depth to evoke the grandeur of Italy's canal-lined towns. Rendered in a fluid yet precise technique, the brown ink outlines sturdy bridges, boats, and bui...
About the Artist
Bernardo Bellotto · 1722–1780
Bernardo Bellotto (1722–1780) was an Italian painter of exceptional gifts who carried the art of the veduta — the precisely observed topographical view — from Venice across the courts of northern Europe, leaving behind some of the most detailed and haunting urban panoramas in the history of Western painting. Born in Venice, he was the nephew and pupil of the great vedutista Giovanni Antonio Canal,...