Mestre

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Maker

(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768

Title

Mestre

Date of Production

(circa) 1741 - 1744

Medium

etching

Dimensions

Height: 29.9 cm
Width: 42.8 cm

Object Number

G.1933.HO.1.3

Mode of Acquisition

Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display
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Related Works (1)

Views of Venice, surrounding towns and imaginary landscapes (set) G.1933.HO.1
Views of Venice, surrounding towns and imaginary landscapes (set)

Label Text

Mestre, on the Italian mainland, was during the 18th century a commercial centre through which goods were shipped to and from Venice. Ths is a veiw along the canal from thelanding area, including the warehouses and shipping companies which lined the water's edge. Canaletto achieves an impressive range of tonal effects in the contrast between the brightly lit facade of the inn to the left and the buildings in shadow to the right, separated by the misty haze of the buildings and vegetation in the far distance.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : lower centre & recto : : Mestre

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

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's Etched Views of Venice and its Environs, Courtauld Gallery, London, 09/03/1991-09/06/1991
Canaletto - Etchings, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974

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