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The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola

The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola, by Canaletto, oil, 1738
The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola, by Canaletto, oil, 1738

The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Canaletto. It dates from 1738 and is held in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum.

About this work

Overview

The Grand Canal in Venice from Palazzo Flangini to Campo San Marcuola is a painting by Canaletto, held in the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles.

History & Provenance

Created around 1738, the painting may have been commissioned by Joseph Smith, an English merchant and art collector who was a prominent patron of Canaletto's work.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Canaletto

Artist

Canaletto

Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (Italian: ), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.

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