DrawingsItalian18th century

A View of Roofs; verso: Landscape Sketch

c. 1740

Artists

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called CanalettoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over red chalk on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

18.8 x 22.2 cm (7 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1932.

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