Grand Canal, Venice. 18th Century
landscape artist Giovanni Antonio Canaletto, born 1697 and died 1768, townscape
painting Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy. Giclee canvas
prints available from Art Pictures.
Giovanni Antonio Canaletto, was born
in Venice in 1697 a son of a painter of stage sets. He was trained in the
craft of set painting for the theatre and this was a decisive influence
for his later painting. He went to Rome in 1719 and became friendly with
Veduta painters, Carlevari, Pannini and Vanvitelli. His early works included
topographical scenes and architectural fantasies and ruin Caprici.
Canaletto used sales agents to sell his paintings and many of his fine
works were purchased by British collectors. Due to a growing demand for
his work in England, he came to London to paint London scenes and also the
great houses around Britain. These particular paintings in a lighter and
clearer coloration which from the 1730s he adopted. Much of his style
belongs to the Baroque style but the lighter colorations prepares the way
of the 19th century styles.
Canvas prints produced by Art Pictures
a subsidiary of Cranston Fine Arts. Art Pictures produce over 800 giclee
canvas prints in edition sizes of 50 up to 200, individually produced by
giclee art company.
