Piazza San Marco, Venice, Seen from the South-west

Canaletto, c. 1755 - c. 1765

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.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-1953-212
  • Dimensionsheight 355 mm x width 225 mm
  • Physical characteristicsschets in grafiet of zwart krijt, pen in bruin, penseel in grijs

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The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi

workshop of Canaletto, 1707 - 1750

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Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

workshop of Canaletto, 1730 - 1745

Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

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Canaletto, c. 1738 - c. 1740

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The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi

workshop of Canaletto, 1707 - 1750

The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge and the Fondaco dei Tedeschi

Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

workshop of Canaletto, 1730 - 1745

Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

The Grand Canal, Venice

Canaletto, c. 1738 - c. 1740

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De Biblioteca Marciana te Venetië

Canaletto (mentioned on object), 1707 - 1768

De Biblioteca Marciana te Venetië

Het Dogepaleis en Palazzo delle Prigioni

Canaletto, 1707 - 1768

Het Dogepaleis en Palazzo delle Prigioni

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Canaletto (mentioned on object), 1707 - 1768

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Piazza San Marco, Venice, Seen from the South-west

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1953-212

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Canaletto

  • Dating

    c. 1755 - c. 1765

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    schets in grafiet of zwart krijt, pen in bruin, penseel in grijs

  • Dimensions

    height 355 mm x width 225 mm

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  • Subject

  • Place

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Dienst voor 's Rijks Verspreide Kunstvoorwerpen

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    Inv.; sale, Henry Oppenheimer (1859-1932, London), London (Christie’s), 10 (13) July 1936 sqq., no. 46, 520 guineas, to Smith;{Copy RMA.}…; purchased from the estate of Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

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