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La Punta della Dogana
La Punta della Dogana is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Canaletto. It dates from 1726 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Subject & Meaning
La Punta della Dogana is a cityscape depicting the city of Venice, specifically focusing on the Punta della Dogana location.
La Punta della Dogana is a cityscape depicting the city of Venice, specifically focusing on the Punta della Dogana location. As a work in the veduta genre, the painting captures the architectural and urban character of the Venetian lagoon. The composition serves as a precise visual record of the city's landscape in 1726, emphasizing the geometric forms of the buildings and the waterways surrounding the customs house.
Technique & Style
La Punta della Dogana is an oil painting on canvas, measuring 46 × 63.4 cm. The work belongs to the veduta genre, a meticulously detailed cityscape tradition for which Canaletto is renowned. As a cityscape, the painting depicts a view of Venice with the precision and topographical accuracy characteristic of Canaletto's approach to the genre.
History & Provenance
The painting La Punta della Dogana is dated 1726 and attributed to Canaletto.
It entered the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, where it remains housed today. The work depicts the customs point at the tip of the Venetian peninsula known as the Dogana da Mar, rendered in the artist’s characteristic topographical style.
Overview
La Punta della Dogana, an oil painting by Canaletto (1726), captures a vibrant Venetian cityscape during the Rococo period, characteristic of the artist's detailed and often realistic depictions of Venice.
Context
As a leading figure in the Venetian school, Canaletto's work often walked the line between accurate depiction (vedute) and imaginative composition, with this piece exemplifying his ability to capture the essence of Venice.
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Artist
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.
- View of the Grand Canal toward the Punta della Dogana
View of the Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute
The Entrance to the Grand Canal at the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute
Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana, Venice
Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute
View of the Grand Canal: Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo
Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana