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The Market at Dolo [lower left]

Canaletto

1740

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque 18th Century

Dominant colour

The Market at Dolo [lower left] is a 1740 ink by Canaletto, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Canaletto
When & what style?: 1740 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This black-and-white scene shows a busy riverside market. Boats are tied up along the shore, and people are selling goods under tents. In the background, there’s a tall building with columns and a smaller temple-like structure. The water looks choppy, and the sky is filled with wavy lines. Notice how the artist used fine lines to show every detail—even the ripples in the water. This isn’t a painting but an etching, where the image is carved into a metal plate. Look up etching to see how artists create prints this way.

About the artist

Artist

Canaletto

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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