About Canaletto - Italian Painter
Ranked #8,533 in Arts & Design, #151,635 overall
Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto (1697 - 1768)
Canaletto is famous for his landscape paintings - particularly those of Venice - and he is a key figure in the development of landscape painting
Current Topics include: biography of Canaletto; Canaletto's paintings in museums and art galleries, exhibitions and on-line.
This site aims to become a comprehensive overview of Canaletto, his life and his art - through links to information sites, videos and images.
The image is my development of an etching of Canaletto sourced from Wikimedia.
You can find out about...
...just click a link and go straight to that topic
- Canaletto by J.G. Links
- The Life of Canaletto
- Canaletto in Museums and Art Galleries
- BOOKS: Canaletto and Venice
- Canaletto Exhibitions
- Canaletto and His Rivals | National Gallery in London
- Canaletto in England - Dulwich Picture Gallery
- BOOKS: Canaletto in England
- Canaletto's paintings of London and England
- Canaletto - paintings online
- Canaletto: Grand Designs
- Articles about Canaletto
- Other Landscape Painters
- Comments and Feedback
- My Lenses
Canaletto by J.G. Links
available on Amazon
Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768), known as Canaletto, is one of the most popular of all old master painters. His views of Venice and London are much celebrated and admired.
First published in 1982, and revised in 1994, this book has now been reissued in paperback. It traces Canaletto's career from his beginnings as a scene-painter with his father to the work of his later years.
Canaletto was interested in depicting the world around him, but unlike most of his fellow artists, he was more than a mere recorder of the amazing scenery of Venice or of Georgian England. He had the power, in the words of one of his contemporaries, to paint so that "the eye is deceived and truly believes it is the real thing it sees", and his insight and technical skills were so dazzling that it was thought he must rely on some sort of optical apparatus.
His first views of Venice were painted around 1725 for Stefano Conti of Lucca. Soon after he came into contact with Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice, who was to become his most important patron.
He visited England between 1746 and 1756. During this time he painted many London scenes including views of Westminster Bridge, Whitehall, the Old Horse Guards, St James's Park and Somerset House as well as views of Warwick Castle and Eton College. These and many others of Canaletto's best paintings and watercolours are reproduced in the book's much expanded range of colour illustrations.
JG Links was recognised as the world authority on Canaletto and this is his definitive work on this artist.
Canaletto
Amazon Price: $19.00 (as of 05/30/2012)
List Price: $39.95
Used Price: $11.50
Usually ships in 1-2 business days
The Life of Canaletto
Giovanni Antonio Canal was born in Venice on October 28, 1697 and died in Venice on April 19, 1768, Venice. He's much better known as Canaletto, was very influential in the development of landscape painting and was famed for his precisely depicted and evocative views of the city (vedute).
He made a lot of money painting formulaic paintings for tourists. He's particularly famous for paintings which record Venetian scenes and public ceremonies. Canaletto was particularly favoured by English collectors. He visited England repeatedly between 1746-56 and there are a major set of paintings of places in London and elsewhere in England
- Canaletto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Giovanni Antonio Canal (28 October 1697 - 19 April 1768[1]) better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian painter famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching.
- Canaletto | artist | 1697 - 1768 | The National Gallery, London
- Explore information about the artist: Canaletto. See list of paintings at the National Gallery, London.
- Web Gallery of Art: CANALETTO (b. 1697, Venezia, d. 1768, Venezia)
- Biography
Giovanni Antonio Canal, Venetian painter, the son of Bernardo Canal, a well-known scenery painter at the time. 'Canaletto' - or small canal - as he was soon called, received his training in the studio of his father and his brother, with whom he continued to collaborate for several years. He became the most famous view-painter of the 18th century. - Canaletto
- Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1697-1768
Canaletto in Museums and Art Galleries
- Canaletto Online
- Canaletto [Italian Rococo Era Painter, 1697-1768] Guide to pictures of works by Canaletto in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
- Canaletto | artist | 1697 - 1768 | The National Gallery, London
- Explore information about the artist: Canaletto. See list of paintings at the National Gallery, London.
- Canaletto Online
- Canaletto [Italian Rococo Era Painter, 1697-1768] Guide to pictures of works by Canaletto in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
BOOKS: Canaletto and Venice
books on Amazon
Canaletto Exhibitions
- Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals | 13 October 2010 - 16 January 2011 | Exhibitions | National Gallery, London
- This exhibition presents the finest assembly of Venetian views since the much-celebrated display in Venice in 1967. It features works by Canaletto and all the major practitioners of the genre.
- Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
View all works in the exhibition
The Grand Canal Paintings
Early Drawings around San Marco
Early Drawings around the Molo and Bacino
The Grand Canal Drawings
Churches and Squares in Venice
Small - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice (microsite)
- > e-Gallery > Exhibitions > Canaletto in Venice
View all works in the exhibition
The Grand Canal Paintings
Early Drawings around San Marco
Early Drawings around the Molo and Bacino
The Grand Canal Drawings
Churches and Squares in Venice
Small pen views
Views in the lagoon
Capricci - Culture 24: Tales Of The City - Canaletto At Dulwich Picture Gallery
- The prolific output from Venetian artist Canaletto's nine-year sojourn in London is the subject of a new exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery, London.
'Canaletto in England: A Venetian Artist Abroad' runs until April 15 2007 and offers a rare chance to see some 39 paintings, many privately owned. Visitors are also given the opportunity to nose right up to the pictures and take in the detail and the lightness of touch lost in a more distant contemplation
Canaletto and His Rivals | National Gallery in London
on YouTube
Canaletto in England - Dulwich Picture Gallery
on YouTube
Ian Dejardin, Director of Dulwich Picture Gallery, on Canaletto and the Exhibiton.
I've seen both of these paintings of the view of the River Thames from the terrace at Somerset House and they are truly stunning. This is a fascinating talk by an expert in his field
BOOKS: Canaletto in England
books on Amazon
Canaletto's paintings of London and England
- Web Gallery of Art: Paintings in England (1746-54) by CANALETTO
- Paintings in England (1746-54)
by CANALETTO
In 1746 Canaletto left for his clients' homeland, England, where he remained with one short interruption until 1755. Once in London he initially received several good commissions, but all things considered business proved to be disappointing; too many people already owned his paintings. More serious were the complaints about the declining quality of his work.
Canaletto - paintings online
- The Athenaeum - Displaying artworks for Canaletto
- The Athenaeum - Displaying artworks for Canaletto
Displaying 1 through 60 of 60 works, sorted by title, in alphabetical order. - Web Gallery of Art, image collection, virtual museum, searchable database of European fine arts (1000-1850) - Canaletto
- * Early paintings (1720-24)
* Paintings (1725-29)
* Paintings (1730-31)
* Paintings (1732-34)
* Paintings (1735-39)
* Paintings in England (1740-45)
* Paintings in England (1746-54)
* Late works (1755-68)
* Graphic works (page 1)
* Graphic works (page 2) - Giovanni Antonio Canal - Wikimedia Commons
- Giovanni Antonio Canal From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository Jump to: navigation, search
Giovanni Antonio Canal (October 7, 1697 - April 19, 1768), better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian artist famous for his landscapes or vedute of Venice. However, in addition to Venice, he also painted landscapes of other cities, such as London. - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
Royal Collection - The Grand Canal Paintings - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
The Grand Canal Drawings - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
Early Drawings around San Marco works in the exhibition (6) - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
Early Drawings around the Molo and Bacino works in the exhibition (7) - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
Capricci works in the exhibition (19) - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
Churches and Squares in Venice works in the exhibition (18) - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
Small pen views works in the exhibition (10) - Royal Collection - Canaletto in Venice
- Canaletto in Venice
Views in the lagoon works in the exhibition (4) - Canaletto Online
- Canaletto [Italian Rococo Era Painter, 1697-1768] Guide to pictures of works by Canaletto in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.
- Giovanni Antonio Canale, called Canaletto - Olga's Gallery
- One of the largest online painting museums. New exhibits daily. Biographies and main works of many famous artists. Excellent quality of reproductions. Historical comments.
- WebMuseum: Canaletto
- Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (1697-1768). Venetian painter, the most famous view-painter of the 18th century. He began work painting theatrical scenery (his father's profession), but he turned to topography during a visit to Rome in 1719-20, when he was influenced by the work of Giovanni Paolo Panini. By 1723 he was painting dramatic and picturesque views of Venice, marked by strong contrasts of light and shade and free handling, this phase of his work culminating in the splendid Stone Mason's Yard (National Gallery, London, c. 1730). Meanwhile, partly under the influence of Luca Carlevaris, and largely in rivalry with him, Canaletto began to turn out views which were more topographically accurate, set in a higher key, and with smoother, more precise handling -- characteristics that mark most of his later work. At the same time he began painting the ceremonial and festival subjects which ultimately formed an important part of his work.
- Canaletto - The complete works
- Canaletto - Homepage. The complete works, large resolution images, ecard, rating, slideshow and more! One of the largest Canaletto resource on the web!
Canaletto: Grand Designs
a lecture by Martin Gayford
What was 18th Century London like to be the centre of such hope and disappointment?
How did Canaletto feel about the city, and how are we to assess these views today?
- Gresham College - Canaletto: Grand Designs
- This is a part of the London Through the Eyes of Foreign Artists Mondays at One lecture series.
This includes a transcript of the leccture notes - DOWNLOAD Video of Lecture by Martin Gayford (MP4 file 191MB)
- Video of Lecture by Martin Gayford
- DOWNLOAD lecture notes (Powerpoint, 7.2 MB)
- Martin Gayford's Notes
- DOWNLOAD Audio File (MP3 - 55.3MB)
- Audio File of Lecture
Articles about Canaletto
- How Canaletto was invented by an Englishman - Telegraph
- As the Royal Collection mounts a major Canaletto show, Martin Gayford reports on the man who introduced the artist to England.
- Italian who showed London in a good light - Telegraph
- A new show of Canaletto's English paintings reveals the artist's fascination for a city in constant flux, writes Martin Gayford.
Other Landscape Painters
part of the Resources for Art Lovers series
Making A Mark
Artist and author Katherine Tyrrell draws and writes about art for artists and art lovers.
Making A Mark Reviews......
a consumer's guide to quality and value in art books, art supplies and services to artists
This blog highlights:
- book reviews (art instruction and art history)
- reviews of art media, art materials and art equipment
- reviews of places where you buy (art shops, online art suppliers and art bookshops)
- reviews of other products or services used by artists
- summaries of good quality and relevant reviews by other practising artists
Who is makingamark?
My Lenses
by makingamark
I'm an artist and writer who enjoys sharing information about art. Making A Mark is rated #3 in the top 25 UK art blogs. I'm also a member of the Giants... more »
Explore related pages
- The History of Landscape Painting The History of Landscape Painting
- Art History & the History of Art - Resources for Art Lovers Art History & the History of Art - Resources for Art Lovers
- The Best Books about Landscape Art The Best Books about Landscape Art
- About David Hockney - British Artist About David Hockney - British Artist
- About Vincent Van Gogh - Famous Painter About Vincent Van Gogh - Famous Painter
- About Pablo Picasso - Famous Artist About Pablo Picasso - Famous Artist
