House with the Peristyle
House with the Peristyle

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House with the Peristyle,

ca. 1741

Canaletto, Italian, 1697–1768
x1941-60

These two views, comprising an imaginary panorama of Venice and its lagoon, were initially etched on one plate, which Canaletto subsequently cut in half and published as separate prints; impressions made before the division are extremely rare. Vernacular Venetian houses, including the one on the left with the inscribed date and the artist’s initials, are juxtaposed with domed churches and classical ruins—the latter recalling Canaletto’s visit to Rome in 1720.

Information

Title
House with the Peristyle
Dates

ca. 1741

Maker
Canaletto
Medium

Etching

Dimensions

plate (sheet trimmed inside plate): 29.8 × 21.5 cm (11 3/4 × 8 7/16 in.)
frame: 54.6 × 42.1 × 2.5 cm (21 1/2 × 16 9/16 × 1 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.

Object Number
x1941-60
Place Made

Europe, Italy

Inscription

Initialed in margin, lower right: AC

Reference Numbers
Bromberg 13; Di Vesme 12
Culture
European, Italian
Type
prints, etchings
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
cityscapes, peristyles (Roman courtyards), figures (representations), men, houses

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