Artwork
San Giorgio Maggiore: from the Bacino di S. Marco
San Giorgio Maggiore: from the Bacino di S. Marco is an oil painting by the Rococo painting artist Canaletto. It dates from 1728 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. San Giorgio Maggiore: from the Bacino di S.
About this work
History & Provenance
The painting San Giorgio Maggiore: from the Bacino di S. Marco is held in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Created by Canaletto in 1728, this oil-on-canvas work measures 46.3 cm in height and 63.2 cm in width. The provided sources do not list a specific inventory or accession number for the piece, nor do they document any exhibition history for this specific artwork.
Context
His work influenced contemporaries like Antonio Visentini and shaped 18th-century perceptions of Venice as a dynamic urban landscape.
Canaletto's 1728 cityscape depicting San Giorgio Maggiore and the San Marco basin exemplifies his mastery of Venetian vedute, a genre he elevated through precise architectural rendering and luminous atmospheric effects. His work influenced contemporaries like Antonio Visentini and shaped 18th-century perceptions of Venice as a dynamic urban landscape. The painting is held in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, where it remains a key example of the city's veduta tradition and a testament to Canaletto's enduring impact on veduta painting.
Overview
San Giorgio Maggiore: from the Bacino di S. Marco is an oil painting by Canaletto, created in 1728. It depicts a Venetian cityscape and is part of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows the island of San Giorgio Maggiore and the San Marco basin, capturing a busy waterway with various boats and a prominent church in the background. The scene blends real and imaginary elements, characteristic of Canaletto's vedute.
Technique & Style
Canaletto's use of light and color creates a vivid representation of the scene, with the buildings glowing against a blue sky and calm water reflecting the boats and church. The painting exemplifies the artist's skill in capturing detailed urban views, typical of the Venetian school during the Rococo period.
Artist & collection
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.
- Venice Viewed from the San Giorgio Maggiore
Bacino di San Marco, Venice
Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice
Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco
Bacino di San Marco from the Piazzetta
View of Venice from the Island of San Giorgio
View of the Piazetta and the Molo in Venice from the Bacino di S. Marco
View between the Giudecca and San Giorgio Maggiore