Veneza - Itália
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Estados Unidos
OST - 125x205 - 1738
In the 18th century, a foreign visitor to Venice would
have been astounded by the sprawling view Canaletto captures here. The urban
center was arguably the bacino, the city’s bay and main harbor; water and boats
were central to Venetian life and commerce. Here, Dutch and English flags fly
on ships in the mid-ground, underscoring the city’s cosmopolitan nature.
Although Canaletto painted his cityscapes with great precision, he also allowed
himself to take liberties with the details of a scene and combined several
viewpoints in order to produce a more “picturesque” composition.
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