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Who painted it?
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.
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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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More by Canaletto
- “The Stonemason's Yard”, 1725
- “The Bucintore Returning to the Molo on Ascension Day”, 1729
- “Arrival of the French Ambassador in Venice”, 1727
- “The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice”, 1730
- “The Piazza San Marco in Venice”, 1723
- “La Punta della Dogana”, 1726
- “The Grand Canal in Venice”, 1736
- “A Regatta on the Grand Canal”, 1740s