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The Riva degli Schiavoni depicts a view still familiar today, with its gondolas bobbing on the water before the Doge’s Palace on the left. The columns of San Todaro and of the Lion of Saint Mark stand on the Piazzetta in front of the Palace, with the Ponte della Paglia and the Prison beyond. Both views were very popular with Canaletto’s patrons: they were engraved in 1742 by Visentini, and at least five other sets are known. Although somewhat pedestrian in execution, The Wallace Collection’s pictures are generally accepted as by Canaletto, and may be dated c.1740–1745.

The Wallace Collection

London

Title

Venice: the Riva degli Schiavoni

Date

c.1740–1745

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 58.2 x W 93.5 cm

Accession number

P509

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford, at an unknown date; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

The Wallace Collection

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, Greater London W1U 3BN England

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Artist or maker

Canaletto

1697–1768

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