Giovanni Antonio Canal
(28 October 1697 - 19 April 1768) better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian painter famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching.
He was born in Venice as the son of the painter Bernardo Canal, hence his mononym Canaletto ("little Canal"), and Artemisia Barbieri. His nephew and pupil Bernardo Bellotto was also an accomplished landscape painter, with a similar painting style, and sometimes used the name "Canaletto" to advance his own career, particularly in countrieseGermany and Polandewhere his uncle was not active.
Related Paintings of Giovanni Antonio Canal :. | The Lovesick Woman (mk08) | Prince Frederik Hendrik and his wife Amalia van Solms | Woman sitting in a chair | Villa d-Este | Presentation of Christ in the Temple r | Related Artists: William Thompson BartollAmerican, 1817-1857 Berninghaus, Oscar EdmundAmerican Painter, 1874-1952 Henry Mark Anthony(4 August 1817 - 1 December 1886) was an English landscape artist, often favourably compared to John Constable by critics. He exhibited at many major art institutions and travelled widely, being credited with introducing the en plein air style of painting to Britain.
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