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15 unusual facts about Canaletto


Edward Rooker

Among Rooker's early works are a view on the Thames from Somerset House (1750), and a view of Vauxhall Gardens (1751), both after Canaletto; a view of the Parthenon for Dalton's 'Views of Sicily and Greece' (1751), and a section of St. Paul's Cathedral, decorated according to the

Foots Cray Place

Cleeve accumulated a large collection of paintings, including examples by Rembrandt, Reubens, Van Dyke, Canaletto and Holbein, which he displayed at Foots Cray Place.

Frederick William Burton

In 1876 a bequest of 94 paintings, mainly by Dutch artists but also including works by Pollaiuolo, Bouts and Canaletto, was made by the haberdasher Wynne Ellis.

Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland

Sir Hugh was one of the most important patrons of Canaletto in England.

Ivan Lindsay

Ivan James Lindsay (born 8 July 1962) is a British private art dealer in Old Masters and Russian paintings who has established world record prices for many leading artists such as Canaletto, Goya and Hobbema.

James Baylis Allen

‘Venice: the Bucentaur’ and ‘The Dogana, Venice,’ after Canaletto, and ‘The Herdsman,’ after Berchem, for the Royal Gallery;

Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg

Canaletto painted a view of Corfu, the site of his victories.

Lennoxlove House

Lennoxlove is home to one of Scotland's most important collections of portraits, including works by Anthony van Dyck, Canaletto, Sir Peter Lely, Sir Godfrey Kneller, Sir Henry Raeburn, and others.

Monastery of Pedralbes

The former dormitory houses a permanent exhibition of painters such as Rubens, Canaletto, Tintoretto, Velázquez and Beato Angelico (Virgin of the Humility, one of his masterworks).

Nelahozeves

A part of the Lobkowicz collection of paintings is stored in the castle, including works of Diego Velázquez, Antonio Canaletto, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Peter Paul Rubens and others.

Old Walton Bridge

Canaletto spent time in England between 1746 and 1755, mostly in London, but at some time after 1750 he travelled out to Walton to produce a painting of the bridge.

The wooden bridge was completed in 1750, was painted by Canaletto and stood until 1783 when, in decay, it was dismantled to make way for a stone-clad brickwork replacement, later painted by Turner.

Sonnenstein Euthanasia Centre

All the boards carry a motif of the Sonnenstein Fortress based on a painting by the Electorate of Saxony court painter, Giovanni Canaletto (1722-1780).

Stanwick Park

The 1st Duke furnished the interior of the house with many works of art including paintings by Canaletto.

The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute

The Grand Canal at the Salute Church (Italian: El Gran Canal en la Iglesia Salute) is an oil on canvas painting by Canaletto.


Charles Long, 1st Baron Farnborough

He died here on 17 January 1838, leaving to the National Gallery fifteen artworks by Rubens, Vandyck, Canaletto, Teniers, Mola, Cuyp, and others.

Giovanni Battista Cimaroli

1722–6, Cimaroli collaborated with Canaletto (amongst other Venetian painters) on Owen McSwiney's unusual Allegorical Tombs series, whose aim was to memorialize British worthies, the main sponsor being the 2nd Duke of Richmond.

Old Walton Bridge

In the centre of the painting on the near bank, two figures can be seen standing together; to the left is Thomas Hollis who commissioned the painting from Canaletto, and almost certainly requested that he be included.

Santa Maria della Salute

The dome of the Salute was an important addition to the Venice skyline and soon became emblematic of the city, inspiring artists like Canaletto, J. M. W. Turner, John Singer Sargent and Francesco Guardi.

The dome of the Salute was an important addition to the Venetian skyline and soon became emblematic of the city, inspiring artists like Canaletto, J. M. W. Turner, John Singer Sargent, Francesco Guardi, and Laza Kostić.