Artist
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
Canaletto stands as the supreme master of veduta—the highly detailed, topographically accurate cityscape—and one of the most influential painters of the eighteenth century. More than any other artist, he defined how Venice would be seen, remembered, collected, and imagined by the world. Through his luminous depictions of canals, palaces, churches, and ceremonial life, Canaletto transformed…
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