Canletto’s views of Venice contain a wealth of detail about social and commercial life. The strongly horizontal composition emphasises the contrast of the tilting, active gondola poles against the vertical buildings. Touches of red reinforce the cool water with its shimmering reflections.

Giovanni Antonio CANALETTO, The view of San Marco Quay from the Bay [Veduta del Molo di San Marco dal Bacino] c.1730s

Audio guide to works from the NGA exhibition  Three Centuries of Italian Art, shown at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 28 March – 16 June 2002

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Audio guide to works from the NGA exhibition Three Centuries of Italian Art, shown at the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 28 March – 16 June 2002

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Giovanni Antonio CANALETTO, The view of San Marco Quay from the Bay [Veduta del Molo di San Marco dal Bacino] c.1730s

Giovanni Antonio CANALETTO, The view of San Marco Quay from the Bay [Veduta del Molo di San Marco dal Bacino] c.1730s