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CANALETTO: Venice: The Piazzetta Looking South-west towards S. Maria della Salute

CANALETTO
🖼 Venice: The Piazzetta Looking South-west towards S. Maria della Salute, 1725-30
Oil on canvas
172.1 × 136.2 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Luminous Venice unfolds in precise perspective, with the Piazzetta's architectural grandeur rendered in cool blues and warm ochres. Canaletto's vedute established the golden standard for topographical painting, influencing European taste for Italian landscapes and documentary precision.

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