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La plaza de San Marcos

late 1720s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 644
Canaletto, famoso pintor de vistas de Venecia en el siglo XVIII, gozaba de gran popularidad entre los visitantes británicos a la ciudad. Este lienzo en perfecto estado de conservación representa la famosa plaza de San Marcos. El pintor ha descrito el paisaje urbano con bastante fidelidad, salvo que el campanario tiene menos ventanas en el cuadro que en la realidad, y los mástiles de las banderas son demasiado altos. Las pinceladas sueltas y los vivos colores sugieren una fecha de finales de la década de 1720.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: La plaza de San Marcos
  • Artista: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), italiano, 1697–1768
  • Fecha: Finales de la década de 1720
  • Material: Óleo sobre lienzo
  • Dimensiones: 68,6 x 112,4 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, donación de la Sra. de Charles Wrightsman, 1988
  • Número de inventario: 1988.162
  • 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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