CanalettoItalian, 1697–1768La libreria. V.
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1941.1.185
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Canaletto
The whole life1720–1746 · Workplace
Venice
1740s
The War of the Austrian Succession: the British stop coming
In the 1740s Canaletto's market is disrupted when the War of the Austrian Succession reduces the number of British visitors to Venice. Smith arranges for the publication of a series of etchings of “capricci” (architectural fantasies), but the returns are not high enough.
1744
His father, Bernardo Canal, dies
In 1744 Canaletto's father, the painter Bernardo Canal, from whom he had learned his trade, dies.
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