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Canaletto

1697–1758

WA-00017083

Venice, Italy

PaintingRococo

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

Works in Collection

184

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ182664

Field Verification (3 fields)

1 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%

Source Registry (1)

Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/canaletto
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%

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Movement

Rococo

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (66)

Ascension Day Festival at Venice

1765 · pen and brown ink with gray wash over traces of graphite, tip of the brush with black wash, heightened with a few touches of white gouache (laid on thick eighteenth-century paper)

overall: 38.7 × 55.5 cm (15 1/4 × 21 7/8 in.) mount: 46.3 × 63 cm (18 1/4 × 24 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The "Giovedì Grasso" Festival before the Ducal Palace in Venice

1763 · pen and brown ink with gray wash over traces of graphite, tip of the brush with black wash, heightened with touches of white gouache (laid on thick eighteenth-century mount)

sheet: 38.6 × 55.5 cm (15 3/16 × 21 7/8 in.) mount: 40.4 × 57.6 cm (15 7/8 × 22 11/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

A Venetian Courtyard, in the Procuratie Nuove

1760 · pen and brown ink with gray wash over traces of graphite on laid paper

overall: 46 x 34 cm (18 1/8 x 13 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Seen from the South-west

1755 · pen on graphite (mineral), ink, chalk, paper

width: 225 cm, height: 355 cm

Rijksmuseum

English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace

1754 · oil on canvas

overall: 134 x 108.8 cm (52 3/4 x 42 13/16 in.) framed: 151.8 x 126.4 x 6.4 cm (59 3/4 x 49 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

English Landscape Capriccio with a Column

1754 · oil on canvas

overall: 134 x 106.4 cm (52 3/4 x 41 7/8 in.) framed: 151.8 x 126.4 x 6.4 cm (59 3/4 x 49 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Warwick Castle: The East Front

1752 · Pen and brown ink, gray wash

12 7/16 x 22 1/8 in. (31.6 x 56.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon

1750 · pen and brown ink and brush and gray and black washes over traces of graphite (?); framing lines in pen and brown and black ink

Sheet: 26.9 x 42.1 cm (10 9/16 x 16 9/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

La libreria. V. [upper left]

1742 · etching on laid paper

plate: 14.5 x 21 cm (5 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.) sheet: 45.8 x 63.6 cm (18 1/16 x 25 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice

1742 · oil on canvas

overall: 114.5 x 153.5 cm (45 1/16 x 60 7/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice

1742 · oil on canvas

overall: 114.6 x 153 cm (45 1/8 x 60 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The House with the Peristyle [right]

1741 · etching on laid paper

plate: 30 x 21.7 cm (11 13/16 x 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 45.2 x 64.3 cm (17 13/16 x 25 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The House with the Inscription [left]

1741 · etching on laid paper

plate: 30 x 21.7 cm (11 13/16 x 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 45.2 x 64.3 cm (17 13/16 x 25 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Imaginary View of Venice

1741 · etching

plate: 29.7 x 43.5 cm (11 11/16 x 17 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Porta Portello, Padua

1741 · oil on canvas

overall: 62 x 109 cm (24 7/16 x 42 15/16 in.) framed: 123.8 x 77.5 x 5.4 cm (48 3/4 x 30 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

View of a Town with a Bishop's Tomb

1740 · etching in black on laid paper

plate: 30.2 x 30.2 cm (11 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.) sheet: 31 x 31.2 cm (12 3/16 x 12 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Landscape with a Woman at a Well

1740 · etching

plate: 13.5 x 20.8 cm (5 5/16 x 8 3/16 in.) sheet: 15.7 x 23 cm (6 3/16 x 9 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Landscape with Ruined Monuments

1740 · etching on laid paper

plate: 14.4 x 21.6 cm (5 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.) sheet: 17.7 x 24.5 cm (6 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Portico with a Lantern

1740 · Oil on canvas

49.4 × 59 cm (19 7/16 × 23 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Terrace

1740 · Oil on canvas

49.2 × 58.6 cm (19 3/8 × 23 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Grand Canal, Venice

1738 · pen on pencil, paper, ink

width: 389 cm, height: 266 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Wagon Passing over a Bridge

1735 · etching

plate: 14.5 x 12.7 cm (5 11/16 x 5 in.) sheet: 46 x 63.6 cm (18 1/8 x 25 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Bishop's Tomb [center]

1735 · etching

plate: 22.2 x 13.2 cm (8 3/4 x 5 3/16 in.) sheet: 46 x 63.6 cm (18 1/8 x 25 1/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Landscape with Ruined Monuments [right]

1735 · etching on laid paper

plate: 14.5 x 21.8 cm (5 11/16 x 8 9/16 in.) sheet: 46 x 61.8 cm (18 1/8 x 24 5/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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Artwork sources (6)

66 published of 163 catalogued · 161 with image

Nga
46 publishedof 77 catalogued77 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
The Met
7 published7 img
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 publishedof 44 catalogued42 img
+ 1 more source · 24 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 9)

9 entries · 1 sources

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Seen from the South-west
1755 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Grand Canal, Venice
1738 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Views
1735 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Views: The Tower of Malghera
1735 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Capriccio: A Palace with a Courtyard by the Lagoon
1750 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Views: The Portico with the Lantern
1735 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Views: View of Dolo, A Town on the Brenta, West of Venice
1735 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Views: View of Burano, a Town on an Island in the Venetian Lagoon
1735 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Views: The Canal Lock at Dolo
1735 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

19 assets

Gezichten op bestaande en verzonnen plaatsen (1707 - 1768)

Rijksmuseum

Landschap met vrouw bij put (1707 - 1768)

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum

Views: Church of Saint Justina in Prà della Valle, Padua (1735–1746)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Views: View of Burano, a Town on an Island in the Venetian Lagoon (1735–1746)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Views: The Tower of Malghera (1735–1746)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Relationships

Movements1

Rococo

Collections3

Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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