Portico with lantern
Maker
(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
Title
Portico with lantern
Date of Production
(circa) 1741 - 1744
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 43.1 cm
Width: 43.1 cm
Accession Number
G.1933.HO.1.11
Mode of Acquisition
Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
This view of houses dramatically framed by the arches of a portico does not depict an actual location; it is an imaginary view, or capriccio, skilfully composed by combining invented and real elements. Canaletto appears to have been self-taught as an etcher and developed a highly individual style in his brief period of activity as a printmaker. The tightly packed, wavy parallel lines describing the sky and clouds are typical of his work, vividly conveying the hot, moisture-laden
atmosphere of a summer day in Venice.
atmosphere of a summer day in Venice.
Provenance
Previous owner : Oppenheimer, Henry
Exhibition History
Bruegel to Freud: Prints from The Courtauld Gallery, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 19/06/2014-21/09/2014
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower centre & recto : : A. Canal f. V.
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