Preview
Creation Date
18th century
Medium
Etching on paper
Dimensions
In frame: 15 12/16 x 13 12/16 in. (40 x 34.93 cm)
Not in frame: 8 x 6 in. (20.32 x 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Long-term Loan from the Estate of Boris Blick, 2015
Accession Number
2015.64
Creator Biography
Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto), Italian, born in Venice, Italy, 1697-1768.
Description
Cityscape of an Italian town. A modest, respectable home with laundry drying on a line strung out of the top window lies in the center of the etching. Townspeople meander through the scene with a tall equestrian monument to the right of the composition. Cypress trees stand tall in the distance.