Canaletto (Venice 1697-Venice 1768)
Padua: The Brenta canal and Porta Portello c.1742
Pen and ink, over free and ruled pencil | 27.0 x 37.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907504
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A drawing of the Brenta canal and Porta Portello gate in Padua. The gate (today called the Porta Venezia) is shown on the left hand side. A bridge, which leads to the gate, crosses the canal. A horse drawn cart is shown on the bridge. Beyond the bridge, is the church of the Carmini. Several boats are shown on the canal. A copy of this drawing by Bellotto is at Darmstadt (AE 2237). A drawing of this view in wash by Canaletto was with Agnew, London in 1989. The wash drawing, and RL 7504 may have been derived from a drawing by Canaletto in the Albertina, Vienna (1856).
Provenance
Purchased by George III from Consul Joseph Smith, 1762
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink, over free and ruled pencil
Measurements
27.0 x 37.5 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 7504