1727
oil
canvas
From the collection of Ashmolean Museum
Dominant colour
A View of Dolo on the Brenta Canal is a 1727 oil by Canaletto, a Rococo painting work, held at Ashmolean Museum.
A View of Dolo on the Brenta Canal is an oil painting by Canaletto, made around 1727. It shows the town of Dolo in Veneto, on the banks of the Brenta Canal. Dolo was the gateway to Venice from the north and the canal was lined with fashionable villas. The work was produced early in Canaletto’s career and was bought by the Ashmolean Museum in 1855 after being donated by Chambers Hall. An engraving was later made from the picture. You can also see more of Canaletto’s work at the Ashmolean Museum.
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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