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Lagoon with House and Campanile, by Bernardo Bellotto, oil, 1740

Lagoon with House and Campanile

Bernardo Bellotto

1740

oil

canvas

From the collection of Uffizi Gallery

Dominant colour

Overview

Lagoon with House and Campanile is a 1740 oil by Bernardo Bellotto, a Rococo painting work, held at Uffizi Gallery.

Who painted this?
Bernardo Bellotto
When & what style?
1740 · Rococo painting
Where can I see it?
Uffizi Gallery

About this work

This painting shows a serene lagoon scene with a house and a campanile in the background. The house is white with a brown roof, and the campanile is tall and slender. In the foreground, there are people in a boat and on the shore. The painting has a calm and peaceful atmosphere, with soft colors and gentle brushstrokes. The artist has used chiaroscuro to create depth and contrast in the scene. If you like this painting, you might also enjoy the work of Bernardo Bellotto, the artist who created it.

About the artist

Portrait of Bernardo Bellotto
Artist

Bernardo Bellotto

Bernardo Bellotto, was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw.

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