1740
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Terrace [lower right] is a 1740 ink by Canaletto, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a row of tall, skinny houses packed together. Trees line the street, and people walk or sit outside. The buildings have lots of windows and some have small balconies. The whole scene looks busy but orderly, with a fence in front. The artist used a sharp tool to scratch lines into the paper, creating this detailed image. It’s all in black and white, but the lines make the scene feel real. Look up etching to see how artists create prints like this.
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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