1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ponte di Rialto, Venice is a 1750 by Canaletto, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a busy bridge over a canal in a city. The bridge has two tall stone towers and a wide arch underneath. Below, small boats with people rowing float on the water, and buildings line the canal’s edge. The scene looks like a mix of daily life and grand architecture. The artist used fine lines to build up shadows and textures, giving the buildings depth. The boats and people add movement to what’s otherwise a still cityscape. Check out cross-hatching to see how artists create depth with just lines.
A pen and ink wash drawing from 1750 by Canaletto portrays the Ponte di Rialto in Venice.
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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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