The Doge's Palace and the Piera del Bando, Venice

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Maker

(artist)
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

Object Number

G.1933.HO.1.19

Mode of Acquisition

Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

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.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower left & recto : : A. Canal f.

Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : lower centre & recto : : la Piera del Bando. V.

Provenance

Previous owner : Oppenheimer, Henry

Exhibition History

Piranesi, Canaletto, Tiepolo - Etchings from the Courtauld Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999
Canaletto - Etchings, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974

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