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The Tower of Malghera

Image credit: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

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This is a view on the Venice Lagoon with the Euganean Hills in the distance. Bernardo Bellotto was the nephew of Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly called Canaletto, and entered his uncle's studio at about the age of 15. Canaletto was probably at his busiest in the mid-1730s and the help of this talented young relation must have been welcome. Bellotto's earliest Venetian views are virtually indistinguishable from his uncle's work but in this painting and its companion, made towards the end of his apprenticeship, characteristics of his own mature style are apparent. Although they are very closely based on known compositional views by Canaletto, the cooler and more atmospheric colour and the almost calligraphic notation used for vegetation (on the right in the painting) are distinctively the work of Bellotto.

Bristol Museum & Art Gallery

Bristol

Title

The Tower of Malghera

Date

c.1743

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 37.3 x W 62.2 cm

Accession number

K5269

Acquisition method

accepted by Her Majesty's Government in lieu of tax and presented, 1988

Work type

Painting

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