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Canaletto : Artist and man

Publication at Faculty of Education |
2017

Abstract

The light of the Venetian lagoon and the charm of Rococo Venice was transferred to his canvases by virtuosos of vedutas - views of the urban landscape - Giovanni Antonio Canal vol. Canaletto.

As a set designer, he mastered perspective, in Rome he was enchanted by the vedutista Giovanni Paolo Pannini, after returning to Venice he studied with Luke Carlevarijs and became famous for his illusory evocation of space, perfectly captured details and light atmosphere. Prince Lobkowicz bought his views of London in England, which are still on display in the ancestral palace at Prague Castle.