View of Venice with St. Mark's

Maker Canaletto (Italian, 1697 - 1768)

Collections

European Painting Highlights

ClassificationsPAINTINGS

Dateca. 1735

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions18 1/8 x 24 3/4 in. (46 x 62.9 cm.)

DescriptionThis painting shows a view of Saint Mark's Basilica located on the eastern end of Saint Mark's Square, the principal public square of Venice in Italy and the former political and religious center of the Republic of Venice.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Adele S. Browning Memorial Collection, Gift of Mildred Browning Green and Honorable Lucius Peyton Green

CopyrightPublic Domain

Status

On view

Label TextCanaletto, whose Venetian views reflect the Italian tradition of veduta, or view painting, was among the favorite artists collected by travelers on the Grand Tour—a journey taken by young, aristocratic men primarily through France and Italy. The Grand Tour instilled in travelers a genuine feeling for Italian scenery and a desire to acquire pictures of the places visited. This view shows Venice’s most famous piazza, with the elaborate facades of St. Mark’s Basilica and the Doge’s Palace.

Object number78.20.27A