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Canaletto (Venice 1697-Venice 1768)
Padua: Santa Giustina from the ramparts c.1742
Pen and ink, over free and ruled pencil | 18.8 x 27.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907500
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A drawing of a view of Santa Giustina in Padua. Part of the church can be in seen the centre of the composition. To the left is the Porta Pontecorvo. In the foreground is a rugged landscape with two figures and a dog. A road leads past the tower of a town gate in the left foreground. There is an etching by Bellotto of a similar scene (Fritzsche VR 4). A preparatory drawing for the etching by Bellotto is at Darmstadt (AE 2232).
Provenance
Purchased by George III from Consul Joseph Smith, 1762
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink, over free and ruled pencil
Measurements
18.8 x 27.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 7500
