Le Porte Del Dolo (The Gates of Dolo)

Creator

• Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto)

Creator Biography

Giovanni Antonio Canal (Canaletto), Italian, 1697–1768 (etcher).

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Creation Date

1735–1746

Geography

Venice, Italy

Culture

Italian

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

With mat: 22 13/16 × 17 5/8 in. (58 × 44.7 cm)

Without mat: 20 1/16 × 16 1/16 in. (51.1 × 40.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift in Loving Memory of Boris Blick & Judith Rosenbloom Blick by their daughter Sarah Blick, 2024

Accession Number

2015.66

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Below image, lower left: "A Canal. ſ.", center: "le porte Del Dolo"

Beneath image, lower margin, right: "3"

Description

Etching of a city scene. A canal goes through the center of the scene, with gates closed at the edge of the water. Buildings line the side of the canal with merchants, well-dressed ladies, and beggars populate the street.

This etching is one of 36 created for Vedute Altre prese da i Luoghi Altre ideate (Views, Some Taken from Places, Others Invented) depicting Venice, Canaletto's home and constant source of artistic inspiration.