1740
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
La Piera del Bando. V. is a 1740 ink by Canaletto, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a tall, detailed building with lots of windows and pointed arches. People in old-fashioned clothes stand around outside, some gathered near the base while others walk along the steps. The sky above is filled with wavy lines, like light rain or mist. The artist used a method called drypoint to scratch fine lines into the metal plate, creating a soft, textured look. This was a way to make many copies of the same image. Next, look up technique: etching, drypoint, aquatint.
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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