(not assigned)Italian18th century

Piazza San Marco, Venice

c. 1730-1734

Artists

Giovanni Antonio Canal, called CanalettoArtist

Classification

(not assigned)

Medium

Oil on canvas

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

76.2 x 118.8 cm (30 x 46 3/4 in.) framed: 109.6 x 148.5 cm (43 1/8 x 58 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Thomas, 4th Duke of Leeds Osborne, Yorkshire, England, 1735, by descent; to George Godolphin, 10th Duke of Leeds Osborne, sold [Christies's, London, 1920, lot 3 (sold as a pair with another view of the Piazza)]; to [Arthur J. Sulley], London, 1920, sold; to Daniel H. Farr, 1921 (with its pendant); to [Scott & Fowles, New York, NY, 1922], sold; to Thomas B. Cochran, New York, NY, sold; to [Schneider-Gabriel Galleries, 1942], sold; to [Julius H. Weitzner, New York, NY], sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, 1942, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.