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Description: | Bernardo Bellotto was taught by his uncle Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto. About 1741 Bellotto accompanied his uncle on a trip along the Brenta Canal towards Padua. The artists would have set out from Venice, passing through the Venetian Lagoon towards Marghera where the scenery provided the basis for this capriccio and its pendant (K5269). Although Bellotto probably based the composition on his uncle's design, preparatory drawings in his own hand have also been identified. Bellotto's style is distinguished here by the cool, clear light and the calligraphic description of vegetation. | Subjects: | landscape (Venice Lagoon); place (Venice); figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Bellotto, Bernardo (Italian painter and draftsman, 1721-1780) Æ Previously attributed to Canaletto (Italian painter, 1697-1768) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8880... | Go to resource |
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