People walk, sit, or stand on a plaza along a canal lined on the far side with buildings in this horizontal landscape painting. The canal begins in the lower left corner and angles slightly right as it travels to the horizon, which comes about a third of the way up this composition. One, two, three, or four-story buildings line the canal to the left into the far distance. Arched doorways give direct access to the water, and one person leans out an upper-story window. The buildings are reflected in the gently rippling water, which is painted in shades of olive green. A stepped bridge crosses…
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The Campo di SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

painter Bernardo Bellotto (Venetian, 1722 - 1780)

1743/1747

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 70.8 x 111 cm (27 7/8 x 43 11/16 in.)
Culture
Venetian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-B
Credit line
Widener Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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