Pra' della Valle, Padua

Copyright

Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
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Maker

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

Title

Pra' della Valle, Padua

Date of Production

(circa) 1741 - 1744

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

Height: 29.9 cm
Width: 42.8 cm

Object Number

G.1933.HO.1.8

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 1741, Canaletto began a panoramic painting of Padua’s vast square, the Prato della Valle. To include a related print in his album of etchings, Views of Venice (1741-44), he split the composition to conform to the format of the other prints. Side by side, this print and its pendant, Santa Giustina in Pra' della Valle (G.1933.HO.1.7) reconstitute the original view, with a single figure bridging the gap: visible standing at the right edge of the left plate, a section of his cloak overlaps the right.

Inscriptions

Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : lower centre & recto : : Pra' della Valle

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

Provenance

Previous owner : Oppenheimer, Henry

Exhibition History

Drawings Gallery Display - Panorama, Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/09/2015-10/01/2016
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
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Canaletto - Etchings, Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974
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