Fragment from an imaginary view of a town with a bishop's tomb
Maker
(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
Title
Fragment from an imaginary view of a town with a bishop's tomb
Date of Production
1741 = 1744
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 22 cm
Width: 13 cm
Width: 13 cm
Accession Number
G.1933.HO.1.16
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 print was taken from an etched plate which was originally part of a larger plate which Canaletto cut into three pieces. The distant town and the tomb in the foreground are both imaginary, although each has some echoes of the architecture of Venice. Canaletto's skill with the etching process is demonstrated by the very slight variations of the parallel horizontal lines which describe the light, airy cloud formations in the sky above the town.
Provenance
Previous owner : Oppenheimer, Henry
Exhibition History
Piranesi, Tiepolo, Canaletto - Etchings from the Courtauld
Collection, London & England, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
Collection, London & England, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
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