Veduta ideata with Roman Ruins by Canaletto

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Veduta ideata with Roman Ruins by Canaletto

Veduta ideata with Roman Ruins
1720-21
Baroque, Rococo
Oil on canvas
Private Collection

“Veduta ideate with Roman Ruins” portrays ancient Roman monuments in various states of decay. In the background, along the Tiber River additional architecture is visible including Trajan’s Column and a faint dome of the Castel Sant’Angelo. It is an early piece of Canaletto turning towards dramatic landscapes after giving up theatrical sceneries.

Canaletto 1697-1768

Canaletto
Baroque, Rococo
Born: 28 October 1697, Venice, Italy
Nationality: Italian
Died: 19 April 1768, Venice, Italy

Canaletto was a painter from the Republic of Venice and is considered an important member of the Venetian School of the 18th century. He was a painter of veduta of Venice, Rome, and London as well as imaginary (capriccio) views. He was highly successful in England due to the patronage of Joseph “Consul” Smith, a British merchant and connoisseur

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I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.