Pra' della Valle, Padua
Maker
(artist)
1697-1768
(etcher)
1697-1768
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
Width: 42.8 cm
Accession Number
G.1933.HO.1.8
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
Keywords
Related Works
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.
Provenance
Previous owner : Oppenheimer, Henry
Exhibition History
Drawings Gallery Display - Panorama, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/09/2015-10/01/2016
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 ...More
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974 ...Less
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 ...More
Canaletto - Etchings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/11/1974-01/12/1974 ...Less
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : inscribed : printed : lower centre & recto : : Pra' della Valle
Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower left & recto : : A. Canal f.
Inscription: inscription : signed : printed : lower left & recto : : A. Canal f.
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