Piazza San Marco from the Southwest Corner, with the Procuratie Nuove on the Right

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Italian

Not on view

Piazza San Marco and its bustling street life were popular subjects among the artists, especially Canaletto. In this ink and wash drawing, he has chosen to magnify the Procuratie Nuove, one of the three connected buildings delineating the Piazza.

Piazza San Marco from the Southwest Corner, with the Procuratie Nuove on the Right, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) (Italian, Venice 1697–1768 Venice), Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash

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