18th Century Vedutista Painter
View of Venice with the Grand Canal, the Punta della Dogana with the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute on the left, the Palazzo Della Zecca with the Ponte della Pescaria and the Granaries on the right.
oil on canvas
36 x 45 cm - with frame 52 x 62 cm
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The pleasant view, an excellent example of eighteenth-century Vedutismo, proposes one of the most particular views of Venice here wonderfully animated by the presence of small figures.
In particular, we see the mouth of the Grand Canal, with the Punta della Dogana from which the two domes of the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute stand out, the most recognizable building, on the left, as well as the seminary building and the Dogana da Mar complex.
On the opposite side of the Canal, teeming with boats, the ancient building of the Zecca, overlooking the pier of San Marco, built in the sixteenth century based on a design by Jacopo Sansovino, is now part of the National Library of St Mark's; following the Ponte della Precaria and the imposing Granaries Building.
Well executed, characterized by a marked luminosity and a chromatic range with bright colours and highlighted by the contrast between light and shadows, the canvas is a very interesting testimony of 18th century Venice.
We can attribute its creation to an 18th century author, inspired by the pictorial style of the Italian Vedutisti, whose iconography was presumably drawn from the numerous prints with perspective views made through the camera obscura.
In particular, the glimpse of Venice immortalized in our painting derives, albeit with variations, from a print published by Luca Carlevaris in 1703* and entitled "View of the Mint above the Pescaria".
This print was part of a precious collection entitled "Le fabriche, e vedute di Venetia disegnate, poste in prospettiva et intagliate da Luca Carlevarijs" (Reale 1995, pp. 17-47), with over 100 representations, and was the starting point and fundamental model for Venetian vedutismo throughout the eighteenth century.
And so our composition, like countless others, was borrowed by the major painters of the 18th century, including Marieschi, Canaletto, Bellotto, Gabriele Bella.
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