Mestre
Maker
(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
Title
Mestre
Date of Production
(circa) 1741 - 1744
Medium
etching
Dimensions
Height: 29.9 cm
Width: 42.8 cm
Width: 42.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1933.HO.1.3
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
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.
Provenance
Previous owner : Oppenheimer, Henry
Exhibition History
Piranesi, Tiepolo, Canaletto - Etchings from the Courtauld
Collection, London & England, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999
Canaletto's Etched Views of Venice and its Environs, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 09/03/1991-09/06/1991
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
Collection, London & England, 11/02/1999-03/05/1999
Canaletto's Etched Views of Venice and its Environs, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 09/03/1991-09/06/1991
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : lower centre & recto : : Mestre
Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower left & recto : : A. Canal f.
Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower left & recto : : A. Canal f.
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