Artwork details · 2026-04-18

View of the Bacino di San Marco from the Punta della Dogana

by Canaletto · 1743

View of the Bacino di San Marco from the Punta della Dogana by Canaletto

Artist

Giovanni Antonio Canal, commonly known as Canaletto, was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.

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Artwork

Bacino di San Marco from the Puntana della Dogana is an oil on canvas painting executed ca. 1740–1745 by Canaletto, now in the Pinacoteca di Brera in Milan. It forms a pair with The Grand Canal looking towards Punta della Dogana from Campo Sant'Ivo, with both works produced in the artist's mature period just before his move to London.

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Quick facts

Artist
Canaletto
Year
1743
Movement
Rococo
Country
Italy
Location
Pinacoteca di Brera