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He accompanied his father to Rome in 1719-20. It was in Rome that he began to paint topographical views. Following his return to Venice in 1720 he seems to have stopped painting scenery completely in favour of producing topographical paintings. Following the example of Luca Carlevarijs, the first main exponent of Venetian <i>veduta</i> or view paintings, Canaletto began to produce more accurate views of Venice following his return. Canaletto's works appealed specifically to foreign visitors to the city and one of his key patrons was Consul Joseph Smith (c.1674-1770). From the 1740s Canaletto began to produce <i>Capricci</i>, which combine fanciful architecture and landscapes. In 1746 he travelled to England where he painted views of London and country houses for a number of English patrons. He remained almost entirely in England until 1755 when he returned to Venice. He was elected a member of the Venice Academy in 1763. \r\n\r\nIn the middle of the eighteenth century Canaletto produced a series of 38 etchings. These range from views of towns in the Veneto, including Mestre and Dolo, to idealised landscapes that reflect the <i>capriccio</i> that the artist was also developing in his drawings and paintings of the time. The capricci combine views of run-down buildings bathed in bright sunlight, populated by peasants and reflect the artist's talent at creating imaginary scenes. There is a drawing related to this small composition, titled <i>The Terrace</i> in the Kupferstcihkabinett in Berlin. The view of distant buildings and rooftops is framed on both sides and in the foreground by architecture thrown into shadow, this contrasts with the buildings in the mid foreground lit by bright sunlight. \r\n\r\nHere the view of Dolo looks westward along the river Brenta. The view is framed on the left by the Villa Zanon-Bon (formerly Andruzzi) and on the right by the church of S. Rocco. The drawing closely relates to an etching of the subject by Canaletto and is probably the design for the second state of the print. The drawing differs by showing a smaller proportion of sky and less of the Villa Zanon-Bon. There are fewer figures in the print than the drawing and the two boats are placed in different relationship to the Villa in each work. A painting related to the print and drawing is in the collection of Italico Brass, Jr. This has a similar proportion of sky to the drawing and more of the Villa is shown in the composition, as in the etching.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Pen and ink drawing by Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) depicting a view of Dolo, near Venice [see CAI 424].  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The etching is in the same direction as the drawing. It differs in so far as it includes the whole of the villa on the left and more sky. Constable records a related painting by Canaletto (attributed to Bellotto) in the Italico Brass Collection, Venice (Constable, pl. 372).\r\n"},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Christopher Baker 1967-(Author) Anne M Lyden 1972 (Author of introduction, etc.) Shizuoka Kenritsu Bijutsukan (Editor) (Host institution) Sonpo Japan Tōgō Seiji Bijutsukan (Editor) (Host institution) Yamaguchi Kenritsu Bijutsukan (Editor) (Host institution) Mainichi Shinbunsha (Editor) (Host institution) <u>カナレットとヴェネツィアの輝き = Canaletto and the splendour of Venice</u> Tokyo: The Mainichi Newspapers, 2024-2025"}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[{"text":"Venice","id":"x29237"},{"text":"Italy","id":"x28927"}],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["CAI.419"],"accessionNumberNum":"419","accessionNumberPrefix":"CAI","accessionYear":null,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LN7476","2019LR4057","2019LV1135","2019LW1175"],"recordModificationDate":"2025-08-29","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-30","availableToBook":false}}