1. Giovanni Antonio
Canal
known as Canaletto
™ 1697 – 1768
™ He was born in
Venice
™ Italian painter of
landscapes (Vedute)
in Venice
™ He was also a
printmaker in
etching
™ Oil on canvas

2. Often helped his father with his work
Including assisting with painting scenes in 1720
for an opera by Scarlatti

3. Canaletto Characteristics
™ One of the pioneers of two-point linear perspective
™ Marked by accuracy for detail
™ Executed with precision, and luminosity
™ Canaletto preferred to work outside, in direct view
of his subject
™ Topographical painting
™ Canaletto’s paintings were the postcards of 18C

4. Canaletto's early works
The Stonemason's Yard
Architectonical detailed
Human representation

5. Linear and Atmospheric Perspective

6. The Grand Canal

7. Church and Scuola of San Rocco
Procession

8. Canaletto’s Dogs
Finding the dog is an amusement of his
painting.

9. Women at the windows or
on the balcony

10. Late Work
Capriccio with Ruins and Porta Portello, Padua: 1750's

11. London: Westminster Bridge from the North on Lord Mayor's Day
1746

12. London: Westminster Abbey, with a
Procession of Knights of the Bath
1749
Capriccio: River Landscape with
a Column
1754