![Portrait of Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/canaletto000.jpg)
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto Painting Reproductions 10 of 13
1697-1768
Italian Rococo Painter
Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter born on October 28, 1697, in Venice, Italy. He is renowned for his highly detailed and atmospheric paintings of Venice, which captured the city's architecture, canals, and everyday life with remarkable precision and skill. Canaletto's works played a significant role in shaping the veduta genre (cityscape painting) and establishing his reputation as one of the greatest painters of the 18th century.
Canaletto came from a family of artists. His father, Bernardo Canal, was a painter of theatrical scenery, and his nephew, Bernardo Bellotto, also became a prominent veduta painter. Canaletto began his artistic training under his father's guidance, learning the basics of perspective and architectural drawing. Later, he became a student of Luca Carlevarijs, a successful landscape and cityscape painter in Venice, who influenced his early style.
In the 1720s, Canaletto embarked on a period of intense study and observation of the cityscape. He developed a distinctive approach to capturing the architectural landmarks and distinctive features of Venice, focusing on accurate renderings of buildings, canals, and lighting conditions. His paintings often featured dramatic compositions, where he would meticulously depict the play of light and shadow, as well as the reflections on the water, to create a sense of depth and atmosphere.
Canaletto's attention to detail and technical precision earned him recognition and popularity among the Venetian aristocracy and foreign visitors. He attracted the attention of English collectors and received commissions to paint views of Venice. In 1746, Canaletto traveled to London, where he stayed for almost ten years. During this time, he produced numerous paintings of the city's landmarks, including St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and the Thames River.
His London paintings, while maintaining his signature style, also showcased his ability to capture the essence of a different cityscape. Canaletto's works were highly sought after, and he achieved great success in the English art market. His paintings found their way into the collections of prominent collectors and patrons, including King George III.
However, the London years took a toll on Canaletto's creativity, and he faced financial difficulties. In 1755, he returned to Venice, where he continued to paint and enjoy some success. His later works showed a shift towards a more colorful and painterly style, departing from the meticulous precision of his earlier works.
Canaletto's legacy as a master of veduta painting endures to this day. His depictions of Venice, with their meticulous attention to architectural details and atmospheric effects, provide a valuable historical record of the city's appearance during the 18th century. His influence extended beyond his lifetime, inspiring later generations of artists and contributing to the development of landscape and cityscape painting. Canaletto's works can be found in major museums and art collections worldwide, and his contributions to the art world continue to be celebrated.
Canaletto came from a family of artists. His father, Bernardo Canal, was a painter of theatrical scenery, and his nephew, Bernardo Bellotto, also became a prominent veduta painter. Canaletto began his artistic training under his father's guidance, learning the basics of perspective and architectural drawing. Later, he became a student of Luca Carlevarijs, a successful landscape and cityscape painter in Venice, who influenced his early style.
In the 1720s, Canaletto embarked on a period of intense study and observation of the cityscape. He developed a distinctive approach to capturing the architectural landmarks and distinctive features of Venice, focusing on accurate renderings of buildings, canals, and lighting conditions. His paintings often featured dramatic compositions, where he would meticulously depict the play of light and shadow, as well as the reflections on the water, to create a sense of depth and atmosphere.
Canaletto's attention to detail and technical precision earned him recognition and popularity among the Venetian aristocracy and foreign visitors. He attracted the attention of English collectors and received commissions to paint views of Venice. In 1746, Canaletto traveled to London, where he stayed for almost ten years. During this time, he produced numerous paintings of the city's landmarks, including St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and the Thames River.
His London paintings, while maintaining his signature style, also showcased his ability to capture the essence of a different cityscape. Canaletto's works were highly sought after, and he achieved great success in the English art market. His paintings found their way into the collections of prominent collectors and patrons, including King George III.
However, the London years took a toll on Canaletto's creativity, and he faced financial difficulties. In 1755, he returned to Venice, where he continued to paint and enjoy some success. His later works showed a shift towards a more colorful and painterly style, departing from the meticulous precision of his earlier works.
Canaletto's legacy as a master of veduta painting endures to this day. His depictions of Venice, with their meticulous attention to architectural details and atmospheric effects, provide a valuable historical record of the city's appearance during the 18th century. His influence extended beyond his lifetime, inspiring later generations of artists and contributing to the development of landscape and cityscape painting. Canaletto's works can be found in major museums and art collections worldwide, and his contributions to the art world continue to be celebrated.
310 Canaletto Paintings
![The Molo and Riva degli Schiavoni Looking East, 1729 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto217.jpg)
The Molo and Riva degli Schiavoni Looking East 1729
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 19.6 x 30.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 19.6 x 30.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Libreria and Molo, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto218.jpg)
The Libreria and Molo c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.8 x 27.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.8 x 27.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Bacino Looking West from San Biagio, 1729 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto219.jpg)
The Bacino Looking West from San Biagio 1729
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 21.3 x 31.8 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 21.3 x 31.8 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Venice the Libreria from the Molo, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto220.jpg)
Venice the Libreria from the Molo c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.8 x 26.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.8 x 26.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Molo Looking West, 1729 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto221.jpg)
The Molo Looking West 1729
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 19.6 x 30.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 19.6 x 30.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Palazzo Ducale and Molo Looking West, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto222.jpg)
The Palazzo Ducale and Molo Looking West c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 19.6 x 27.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 19.6 x 27.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Palazzo Ducale and Molo, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto223.jpg)
The Palazzo Ducale and Molo c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.8 x 27.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.8 x 27.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Upper Reach of the Grand Canal, Looking South, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto224.jpg)
The Upper Reach of the Grand Canal, Looking South c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 19.9 x 27.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 19.9 x 27.1 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Bacino Looking West on Ascension Day, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto225.jpg)
The Bacino Looking West on Ascension Day c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Bacino Looking West, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto226.jpg)
The Bacino Looking West c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 26.8 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 26.8 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Venice: Campo Santa Maria Formosa, c.1735/40 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto227.jpg)
Venice: Campo Santa Maria Formosa c.1735/40
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Lower Reach of the Grand Canal, Looking East, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto228.jpg)
The Lower Reach of the Grand Canal, Looking East c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.9 x 27.3 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.9 x 27.3 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Lower bend of the Grand Canal, Looking North, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto229.jpg)
The Lower bend of the Grand Canal, Looking North c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27.2 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27.2 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Crossing of San Marco, Looking North, c.1735 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto230.jpg)
The Crossing of San Marco, Looking North c.1735
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27.2 x 18.8 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27.2 x 18.8 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Lower Reach of the Grand Canal, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto231.jpg)
The Lower Reach of the Grand Canal c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.3 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.3 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![An Altar in the North Transept of San Marco, c.1735 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto232.jpg)
An Altar in the North Transept of San Marco c.1735
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 26.9 x 18.8 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 26.9 x 18.8 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Central Stretch of the Grand Canal, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto233.jpg)
The Central Stretch of the Grand Canal c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Piazzetta Looking North, c.1735/40 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto234.jpg)
The Piazzetta Looking North c.1735/40
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.5 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Grand Canal Looking East from the Fondamenta della Croce, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto235.jpg)
The Grand Canal Looking East from the Fondamenta ... c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 26.9 x 37.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 26.9 x 37.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Bacino Looking West from San Biagio, c.1735/40 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto236.jpg)
The Bacino Looking West from San Biagio c.1735/40
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 20.5 x 37.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 20.5 x 37.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![San Giovanni Battista dei Battuti, Murano, c.1735/40 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto237.jpg)
San Giovanni Battista dei Battuti, Murano c.1735/40
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.8 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 27 x 37.8 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![The Lower Bend of the Grand Canal Looking North-West, c.1734 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto238.jpg)
The Lower Bend of the Grand Canal Looking North-West c.1734
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 22 x 37.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 22 x 37.6 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Capriccio of the Fontegheto della Farina, c.1735/40 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto239.jpg)
Capriccio of the Fontegheto della Farina c.1735/40
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.8 x 27 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.8 x 27 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
![Capriccio of the Fontegheto della Farina, c.1735/40 by Canaletto | Painting Reproduction](https://cdn.topofart.com/images/artists/Giovanni_Antonio_Canal_Canaletto/paintings-lg/canaletto240.jpg)
Capriccio of the Fontegheto della Farina c.1735/40
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Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.7 x 26.2 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom
Giovanni Antonio Canal Canaletto
Original Size: 18.7 x 26.2 cm
The Royal Collection, London, United Kingdom