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CanalettoWW-1710-117350

1710·Black chalk and pen and brown ink, on ivory laid paper, perimeter mounted on cream card·14.1 × 19.3 cm (5 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1710
Medium: Black chalk and pen and brown ink, on ivory laid paper, perimeter mounted on cream card
Dimensions: 14.1 × 19.3 cm (5 9/16 × 7 5/8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Canaletto

Artist

Canaletto

Painting

Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.

Venice, Italy

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