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Piazza San Marco, Venice, Seen from the South-west
Also titled Piazza San Marco, Venetië, gezien vanuit het zuidwesten
Canaletto (Venice, 1697–1768)
c. 1755 - c. 1765
- Medium
- paper, ink, graphite (mineral), chalk
- Classification
- drawing
- Dimensions
- height 355 mm x width 225 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- On loan from the Dienst voor 's Rijks Verspreide Kunstvoorwerpen
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, 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
About this work
In the 18th century, Rome and Venice were flooded with tourists, mainly from England. Canaletto took full advantage of this with his charming drawn or painted cityscapes depicting the famous Venetian monuments. He probably sold his drawings as souvenirs while working on the streets. ‘By chance’ he would have with him a portfolio with all sorts of cityscapes he had previously drawn in his studio.
