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Who painted “View of the Bacino di San Marco from the Punta della Dogana”?

“View of the Bacino di San Marco from the Punta della Dogana” was painted by Canaletto in 1743. Where to see it: Pinacoteca di Brera.

View of the Bacino di San Marco from the Punta della Dogana — Canaletto

Rococo

What to look for

Canaletto: crisp, sunlit views of Venice — canals, gondolas, palaces — with precise architecture and blue skies.

Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (Italian:), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. Wikipedia

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