1740
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Views: Three Columns and a Statue on the Sea Coast is a 1740 by Canaletto, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows three tall columns holding up a fancy building with a clock and a tower. In front, there’s a statue of a person on a pedestal, and a few small figures walk around the base. The ground looks like cobblestones, and the whole scene has a sketchy, almost ghostly feel to it. The artist focused on clean lines and shadows to make the buildings look solid. This style was common in the 1700s when people liked detailed cityscapes. Next, look up Baroque to see more art like this.
Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (Italian: ), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered an important member of the 18th-century Venetian school.
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