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CANALETTO: The Piazzetta Looking towards the Torre dell’Orologio

CANALETTO
🖼 The Piazzetta Looking towards the Torre dell’Orologio, 1725-30
Pen and ink over pencil
234 × 180 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Venetian sunlight floods the Piazzetta, where geometric perspective draws the eye toward the clock tower's intricate façade. Canaletto's veduta captures Venice's architectural splendor with topographical precision, establishing the template for 18th-century Grand Tour painting and tourism imagery.

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