Mestre, from Vedute

Prints and Drawings

1735/44

Canaletto
Italian, 1697-1768

As more Englishmen took the grand tour of Europe in the 18th century, Venice saw a huge influx in tourists. In order to meet the demand for the works of the popular Venetian artist Canaletto, the British consul to Venice, Joseph Smith, commissioned Vedute (Views), an album of etchings depicting Venetian landscapes. This print shows the landing place for boats plying between Mestre and Venice. Huddled by the river, this busy commercial center is shown populated with horse-drawn carriages and couples walking along the banks of the waterway.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Canaletto
Title: Mestre, from Vedute
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.: Made 1735–1744
Medium: Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Image: 29.3 × 43 cm (11 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); Plate: 30.2 × 43.5 cm (11 15/16 × 17 3/16 in.); Sheet: 43.4 × 58.6 cm (17 1/8 × 23 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
Reference Number: 1922.1381.17
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