Canaletto Paintings

Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter of city views or vedute, of Venice, Rome, and London. He also painted imaginary views, although the demarcation in his works between the real and the imaginary is never quite clearcut.

Born: October 28, 1697, Venice, Italy
Died: April 19, 1768, Venice, Italy
On view: National Gallery of Art, Yale Center for British Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The National Gallery, Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Royal Collection Trust, Detroit Institute of Arts, The Morgan Library & Museum, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Museum of Fine Arts, Legion of Honor, Rijksmuseum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fogg Museum, National Gallery of Victoria
Periods: Rococo, Baroque
Education: Luca Carlevarijs
Known for: Landscape painting, Etching
Parents: Bernardo Canal, Artemisia Barbieri