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Giovanni Antonio Canal (called Canaletto)
Mestrecirca 1741-1743

Not on view
Etching of a broad Italian town square opening onto a receding canal, lined with arcaded buildings and populated with dozens of small figures, horses, and boats

Giovanni Antonio Canal (called Canaletto), Mestre, circa 1741-1743, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Giovanni Antonio Canal (called Canaletto)
Title
Mestre
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1741-1743
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Frame: 25 1/2 × 31 1/2 × 2 in. (64.77 × 80.01 × 5.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.85.118
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography

  • Conisbee, Philip et al. The Ahmanson Gifts: European Masterpieces in the Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1991.