The Dolo locks

Copyright

Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
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Maker

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

Title

The Dolo locks

Date of Production

(circa) 1741 - 1744

Medium

etching

Dimensions

Height: 29.8 cm
Width: 42.8 cm

Object Number

G.1933.HO.1.6

Mode of Acquisition

Henry Oppenheimer, bequest, 1933 (January)

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Location

Not currently on display
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Keywords

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

In the centre of this image is the oval-shaped lock changing the level of a passenger boat just visible in the centre; the gap in the wall to the left allowed passengers to get on and off the boat. A tall roofed gateway stands over the lock gates, casting strangely shaped shadows onto the curved wall of the lock; the far bank of the Brenta canal can just be seen through the gateway. In the foreground the bright light picks out a finely dressed patrician man and woman, whilst a butcher and a lacemaker work in the shadows to the left.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : lower centre & recto : : le Porte del Dolo

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

Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

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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