DrawingsItalian18th century

San Giuseppe

18th century

Artists

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called CanalettoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 14.5 x 20.2 cm (5 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.202

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