Giovanni Antonio Canal was a painter known for his numerous city and bridge paintings. Hardly anyone knew him under his real name. He chose the stage name Canaletto for himself. Early on, Canaletto began painting and devoted himself to landscape paintings. He had learned this art from his father, who among other things created stage sets for plays. The art was Giovanni Antonio Canal thus in the blood.
Canaletto's hometown was Venice, which is why he used the beauty of this city for some pictures and captured them in a painting. He was also famous for these numerous works of the Italian city. But not only simple paintings were painted by Giovanni Antonio Canal. He also devoted himself to the Capricci. This is a special form of painting. Here, the respective images are very detailed and designed. In order to be able to implement this form of painting, it required great precision. Giovanni Antonio Canal had a nephew,
Bernardo Bellotto . He worked in much the same way as his uncle, but with a trained eye, it was easy to see who made the painting. Canaletto used bright colors and shades, which made his pictures much brighter and friendlier. His nephew, however, put on gloomy paintings and dark colors.
Most of the time, Giovanni Antonio Canal stayed in Venice and Italy and presented his paintings there. But that should not be everything. The English consul Joseph Smith became aware of Canaletto. He had a great interest in art from all over the world and supported some artists of his time. He brought Canaletto and his works to England, to the capital London. Canal spent some years there and devoted himself to painting there. During this time, some famous works such as Windsor Castle were built. In England, Canaletto experienced much more ease than in his hometown. This was reflected in his works again. The resulting paintings looked a lot brighter and friendlier. The last time of his life spent Giovanni Antonio Canal back in Venice. But here he did not seem happy. The once bright and colorful pictures became bleak. The artist has expressed in his paintings what he has felt deep inside before his death.
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.jpg "View of the Rialto at Venice (View of the Rialto Bridge from the South) (oil on copper) by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "Return of Bucintoro to Molo on Ascension Day, 1732 by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Grand Canal in Venice with San Simeone Piccolo and the Scalzi church, c. 1738 by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "View of the Grand Canal: Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, early 1730s by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
 - (MeisterDrucke-38667).jpg "Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day (detail of 61315) by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "Westminster Bridge from the North with Lambeth Palace in distance by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Grand Canal in Venice with the Palazzo Corner Canale Grande by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "Regatta on the Grand Canal in Venice, detail by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "Figure Studies by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "View of the Piazzetta and The Bassin of San Marco in Venice by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
 - (MeisterDrucke-94637).jpg "Gondoliers near the Entrance to the Grand Canal and the church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice (detail of 156534) by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Thames from the Terrace of Somerset House, looking upstream Towards Westminster and Whitehall, c.1750 by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "Capriccio: The Rialto Bridge and the Church of S. Giorgio Maggiore, c.1750 by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Grand Canal with a view to the southeast of the Rialto Bridge by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Grand Canal, View of the Palazzo Balbi towards the Rialto Bridge, 1724 by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Riva Degli Schiavoni, 1724-30 by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
 - (MeisterDrucke-27030).jpg "Return of the Bucentoro to the Molo on Ascension Day (detail) by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "Alnwick Castle by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
 1741 - (MeisterDrucke-165992).jpg "The portico with lantern, from series Vedute (Views), 1741 by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
 - (MeisterDrucke-91149).jpg "The Entrance to the Grand Canal and the church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice (detail of 156534) by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Entrance to the Grand Canal and the church of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "London- The Thames from Somerset House Terrace towards the City by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Grand Canal from the Campo San Vio, Venice by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Molo with the Library and the Entrance to the Grand Canal by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
 - (MeisterDrucke-110850).jpg "Gondoliers near the Rialto Bridge, Venice (detail of 155335) by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
 1740-1745 - (MeisterDrucke-313643).jpg "La Piera del Bando (The Proclamation Stone, Venice), 1740-1745 by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
.jpg "The Thames from the Terrace of Somerset House, Looking toward St. Pauls by Giovanni Antonio Canal")
