Who painted “The Bucintore Returning to the Molo on Ascension Day”?

“The Bucintore Returning to the Molo on Ascension Day” was painted by Canaletto in 1729. Where to see it: Pushkin Museum.

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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“The Stonemason's Yard”, 1725
“Arrival of the French Ambassador in Venice”, 1727
“View of the Bacino di San Marco from the Punta della Dogana”, 1743
“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