Western Art Gallery 48 Canaletto

Author: DeAgostini Publishing Company
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Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book collects the paintings of the Italian painter Canaletto. Canaletto is famous for creating detailed landscapes for British aristocratic tourists. His depiction of the bustling twilight of Venice successfully promoted the "Venetian Republic" to the world. The main contents of this book include the artist's career, great illusions, style and technique, the magician of stone and light, close-ups of masterpieces, selected works and explanations from the stonemason's workshop, the Slavic riverside, the Regatta on the Grand Canal, Dolo Island by the Brenta Canal, London: a view under the Minster Bridge, fantastical paintings of the colonnade, world-famous museums, and the Monastery of St. Ulrich. This book collects the paintings of the Italian painter Canaletto. Canaletto is famous for creating detailed landscapes for British aristocratic tourists. His depiction of the bustling twilight of Venice successfully promoted the "Venetian Republic" to the world.