The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice
(Die Einfahrt zum Canal Grande)
Giovanni Antonio Canal
The Entrance to the Grand Canal, Venice by Giovanni Antonio Canal
1730
· Oil on canvas · 48.04 Megapixel · Picture ID:11207
"Ah, Venice!" Thought many people before Indiana Jones, because it is truly a unique, fascinating city, which had its heyday, especially in the Renaissance. The capital of the republic of the same name was not only an important trading post, but next to Florence also the most important center for science and culture, when Europe left the Middle Ages behind and embarked on modern times. So it is hardly surprising that a talented son of this extraordinary metropolis, Giovanni Antonio Canal (aka Canaletto), wanted to capture the beauty of his hometown in a variety of paintings. Among the many elaborate, almost photorealistic images of Canaletto, the portrait of the entrance of the Grand Canal is one of the most impressive and liveliest.
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.jpg "Regatta on the Grand Canal in Honor of Frederick IV, King of Denmark")
.jpg "The Painter and the Boy")
.jpg "Starry Night")
.jpg "Sea Port at Sunset")
.jpg "The Westgate, Canterbury")
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.jpg "The Arrival of Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba (1508-82) at Rotterdam in 1567, 1844")
.jpg "The Abduction of Europa")
.jpg "The Vegetable Seller")
.jpg "Self-Portrait with Physalis")
.jpg "The Last Day of Pompeii")
.jpg "Potato Planters")
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.jpg "The Origin of the World")
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.jpg "The Deluge")
.jpg "The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog")
.jpg "Morning Glories and Tree Frog, from the untitled series known as Large Flowers, c.1833-34 (colour woodblock print)")
.jpg "Hylas and the Nymphs")
.jpg "The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning")
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