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CANALETTO: The Arsenal: the Water Entrance

CANALETTO
🖼 The Arsenal: the Water Entrance, 1730-33
Pen and ink on paper
271 × 372 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Sunlit water reflects the monumental gateway of Venice's Arsenal, rendered with precise architectural detail and luminous atmosphere. This veduta documents the republic's naval power and showcases Canaletto's mastery of perspective, establishing him as the defining painter of 18th-century Venice.

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E. H. Gombrich
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