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The colourful festivals were one of the principal tourist attractions in eighteenth-century Venice, and provided some of Canaletto’s most popular subject matter. The picture depicts one of the rowing races for one-oared gondolas which took place during the annual carnival. The course ran the length of the Grand Canal from the Motta di Sant’ Antonio (today the public gardens) to the Ponte della Croce and then back to the Volta di Canal, seen here. The winner was presented with coloured flags beneath the macchina, a temporary structure, here shown bearing the arms of Alvise Pisani (Doge 1735–1741) on the extreme left of the canvas. The composition was engraved by Visentini in 1735, and at least six autograph and six studio versions are known.
Title
Venice: a Regatta on the Grand Canal
Date
c.1741–1760
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 58.7 x W 93.3 cm
Accession number
P496
Acquisition method
acquired by Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford, at an unknown date; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897
Work type
Painting
