Skip to content

CANALETTO: Venice: The Grand Canal from Palazzo Flangini to the Church of San Marcuola

CANALETTO
🖼 Venice: The Grand Canal from Palazzo Flangini to the Church of San Marcuola, c.1738
Oil on canvas
47 × 78 cm

Luminous waterway recedes toward a distant church, flanked by palazzo facades rendered in precise architectural detail with soft, atmospheric perspective. Canaletto's veduta established the visual vocabulary for Grand Canal tourism, transforming Venice into a commodity for wealthy European collectors.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
tap to buy ↗
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores