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Capriccio: A Street Crossed by Arches (recto) Sketches of Doorway, Staircase and Second Floor of Building(verso)

A work made of pen and brush and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper.
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  • A work made of pen and brush and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper.

Date:

c. 1720

Artist:

Canaletto
Italian, 1697-1768

About this artwork

Canaletto made many finished drawings with pen and wash; sometimes they depict an actual scene, but just as often they contain more than a touch of fantasy. This capriccio may be based on reminiscences of the little town of Chioggia.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Canaletto

Title

Capriccio: A Street Crossed by Arches (recto) Sketches of Doorway, Staircase and Second Floor of Building(verso)

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1715–1725

Medium

Pen and brush and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

29.4 × 20.8 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Samuel P. Avery Fund

Reference Number

1943.514

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