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About the Artist: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) is best known for pioneering the (veduta) (view painting) style. His technique combined architectural precision, brilliant atmospheric light, and the clever use of optical aids to capture expansive, highly detailed panoramas of 18th-century Venice, Rome, and London

This painting combines in a single setting three famous landmarks from different areas of Venice: the Rialto Bridge and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, located on an island at the entrance to the Grand Canal. The Italian word capriccio, meaning whim or fancy, is used to describe these fanciful compositions.

Collection: The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

CANALETO : la Place Saint - Marc,1740. #museejacquemartandre #canaleto #venise #saintmarc #peinture #finmaniac #sbilletcreations (à Musée Jacquemart-André)