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The Piazzetta Looking South-West to Santa Maria della Salute by Canaletto (1730-40)

To see more of Canaletto's work, you can visit the Web Gallery of Art.  

Web Gallery of Art of Canaletto

To purchase prints of some of his work, you can visit AllPosters.com.  The images in the right column with links go through to AllPosters.com's Canaletto selection.

 Canaletto at AllPosters.com

And if you want a painted copy of the real thing, Paintings-to-Go offers copies of Canaletto paintings starting at 325$.  They paint them in any size you want.

Canaletto (Antonio Canal)

(b.1697–d.1768)  Venetian born, Canaletto studied with his father, Bernardo Canal, a theatrical scene painter.  He studied in Rome, and painted throughout Europe.

In Venice, he painted the Venetian scenes he's best known for:  far-off vistas, detailed scenes of daily life in Venice, architectural accuracy, broad views, rich colors.  Some of his most famous works are:  

• View on the Grand Canal
• and Regatta on the Grand Canal (National Galleries, London);
• Church of Santa Maria Della Salute (Louvre, Paris);
• View of Venice (Gli Uffizi Galleries, Florence);
• and The Piazzetta, Venice (Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y.). 

Post-Card Art

In the days before cameras became common-place items in a tourist's bag, visitors to towns would purchase picture post-cards as remembrances of their journey.  

The cards were reproductions of drawings, with colors added.  To the modern eye, the effect is charmingly nostalgic of the 'Grand Tour' era of travel.

The prints in the left column below are made from picture post-cards and are sold in various sizes, but are all relatively inexpensive.  They click through to their page at AllPosters.com where you can see the sizes and prices.

La Piazzetta (1733-35)

View of the Grand Canal (1735)

Rialto Bridge from the South (1735)

Regatta on the Grand Canal (1732)

Doge Palace (1725)

Grand Canal Looking South-West (1738)

Piazza San Marco Looking South-East (1735-40)

 Bridge of Sighs

 Rialto Bridge

 Gondolier

 San Giorgio Island

 Grand Canal

 Rio San Bernardo

 Vintage Venice at AllPosters.com