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CANALETTO: Entrance to the Grand Canal and the Church of La Salute

CANALETTO
🖼 Entrance to the Grand Canal and the Church of La Salute, 1730s
Oil on canvas
119 × 153 cm
Paris, France

Luminous water reflects Venice's iconic dome as boats glide through the Grand Canal entrance in precise linear perspective. Canaletto's veduta defined 18th-century tourist art, combining topographic accuracy with atmospheric poetry to celebrate Venice's architectural splendor.

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E. H. Gombrich
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