The Piazzetta Looking South. Bernardo Canal (1673-1744)...

Hammer

£18,000

The Piazzetta Looking South. Bernardo Canal (1673-1744). Oil on canvas. The painting shows the Piazzetta looking south to the Bacino. On the left is the narthex of St Marco and to the right is the bibliotheca. In the centre, is the Piazzetta with the columns dedicated to the patron saints of Venice, Mark and Theodore. Across the Bacino lies the island of St Giorgio Maggiore. 

We are grateful to Charles Beddington for confirming the authorship to Bernardo Canal after first hand inspection. 

Dimensions: 
Unframed: 28 1/4 in (H) x 43 5/8 in (W)
Framed: 36 1/4 in (H) x 50.5 in (W) 

Provenance: 
Private European Collection. 

One of the few known paintings by Canaletto’s father, Bernardo Canal.