The Doge's Palace and the Piera del Bando, Venice
Maker
(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
Title
The Doge's Palace and the Piera del Bando, Venice
Date of Production
1741 = 1744
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
Height: 14.2 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Width: 20.9 cm
Accession Number
G.1933.HO.1.19
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
Although this view is dominated by the facade of the Doge's Palace, its title refers to the section of a huge porphyry column which stands on the left by a corner of the Basilica San Marco; a man stands on top of the stone reading a decree to a crowd gathered in the Piazzetta. Canaletto's ability to use etched lines to suggest lighting effects is demonstrated here by the way in which the geometrical pattern on the Palace's pink marble facade appears to shimmer in the bright sunlight.
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
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower left & recto : : A. Canal f.
Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : lower centre & recto : : la Piera del Bando. V.
Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : lower centre & recto : : la Piera del Bando. V.
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