Landscape with Tower and Two Ruined Pillars, from Vedute
Canaletto
1735/44
Medium
Etching in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 14.2 × 20.9 cm (5 5/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Plate: 14.6 × 21.2 cm (5 3/4 × 8 3/8 in.); Sheet: 43.1 × 58.7 cm (17 × 23 1/8 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
159752
About the Artist
Canaletto · 1697–1768
The most famous view-painter of the 18th century, Canaletto's works are characteristically topographically correct with smooth, precise handling. His patrons were primarily English collectors.