Date : near 1740
Material : Oil on canvas
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European Painting
Painting (Paysage urbain)
Area related
Venise (Italy)
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Bernardo Bellotto was the nephew of Canaletto. Together they produced many painted vistas for tourists who stopped in Venice on their Grand Tour of Italy. Grand Tourists would have purchased these types of paintings as souvenirs and reflections of their cultural sophistication.
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Les vedute
Le XVIIIème vénitien donnera naissance aux vedutisti, premiers des artistes qui délaisseront les paysages composés pour les paysages sur le motif.
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