DETAILS
- Artist
- Canaletto
- Date
- 1717
- Medium
- Etching
- Location
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Dimensions
- Plate: 5 5/16 × 8 1/4 in. (13.5 × 21 cm)
- Collection
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1917
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THE ARTIST
Canaletto
Canaletto, born Giovanni Antonio Canal, masterfully captured Venice's grandeur and daily life, even bringing his detailed cityscapes to London.
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