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Campo Sant'Angelo, Venice

1730s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 644
These finely painted views of Venice come from a group of twenty identically sized works probably commissioned by Joseph Smith, the British consul in Venice from 1744 to 1760. Canaletto and his clients, particularly those from England, often thought of his works in series. This allowed them to assemble records of Venice’s sites, from its most famous squares to more obscure churches and palaces. Historians of architecture and urbanism can precisely identify the location of each composition (the Museum’s website entries for these works enumerate each in detail), but Canaletto often took strategic liberties in order to show the full facade of a given building or the best angle of view down a canal.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Campo Sant'Angelo, Venice
  • Artist: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian, Venice 1697–1768 Venice)
  • Date: 1730s
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 18 3/8 x 30 1/2 in. (46.7 x 77.5 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.141.5
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Woman drawing water from a well beneath an arcade at left, with a landscape at right, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Italian, Etching
Woman drawing water from a well beneath an arcade at left, with a landscape at right
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1717–68
Piazza San Marco with the Procuratie Nuove on the left and the church of San Geminiano in the background, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Italian, Etching
Piazza San Marco with the Procuratie Nuove on the left and the church of San Geminiano in the background
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1735–46
The market on the Molo in Venice, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Italian, Etching
The market on the Molo in Venice
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1735–46
The façade of the Palazzo Ducale, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Italian, Etching
The façade of the Palazzo Ducale
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1735–46
Le porte del Dolo: the oval basin of the locks at Dolo, with a barge moored to the quay, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Italian, Etching; third state of three (Bromberg)
Le porte del Dolo: the oval basin of the locks at Dolo, with a barge moored to the quay
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1735–46

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