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Venice: the Canale di Santa Chiara

Canaletto (1697–1768)

The Wallace Collection

Venice: the Canale di Santa Chiara

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The first picture in the pair with P511 shows the Canale di Santa Chiara looking towards the south-east with the wall of the convent of Corpus Domini on the left (destroyed in 1861 to make way for the railway station). On the opposite side, towards the right edge of the canvas, a large first-floor balcony and an armorial cartouche distinguish the house of the British Secretary Resident. Both views survive in numerous versions and were engraved with minor variations by Visentini in 1742. At first glance, the view of the Canale di Santa Chiara may seem a rather modest composition, yet the subtle tonal modulations and draughtsmanship of the painting of the buildings are of high quality.

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Title

Venice: the Canale di Santa Chiara

Date

c.1740–1750

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 58.7 x W 93 cm

Accession number

P507

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

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Canaletto

1697–1768

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