1740
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
View of a Town with a Bishop's Tomb is a 1740 ink by Canaletto, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a tall church tower on the left, packed with tiny spires and arches. Below it, a busy town spreads out—small houses, a river, and people walking along bridges. The water looks choppy, and the buildings fade into soft lines at the edges. The artist used fine lines to create depth, almost like a sketch. The church’s details are sharp, while the town blurs into the distance. Next, check out etching to see how artists like Canaletto made 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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