Venice: Entrance to the Cannaregio

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Venetian artists Canaletto and Guardi specialised in view paintings, which were so popular with local and foreign collectors in eighteenth-century Venice that countless imitations were made. These made their way, alongside genuine works by both artists, into art collections throughout Europe. Despite this painting entering the National Gallery’s collection as by Guardi, it is now attributed to a nineteenth-century imitator.

This composition is taken in part from an engraving of 1735 by Visentini (Royal Collection, Windsor), after Canaletto’s painting of the same scene. The unknown artist has altered the view, narrowing the canal, bringing the bridge closer and adding a stone quay occupied by smartly dressed people to the foreground. There has been an attempt to adopt Guardi’s style, with lively brushwork to convey poses and costumes, and hard, dark outlines to describe the buildings.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

Venice: Entrance to the Cannaregio

Date

probably 19th century

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 36.2 x W 53.7 cm

Accession number

NG1054

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by John Henderson, 1879

Work type

Painting

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