| Art, Giovanni Antonio Canal better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian painter famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching. Return of the Bucintoro to the Molo on Ascension Day, 1732. The Regatta seen from Ca Foscari, 1727 , London, National Gallery. The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute, painted 1730. This 1752 painting of Northumberland House in London is an example of Canalettos work during his residence in England. View of the Entrance to the Venetian Arsenal, by Canaletto, 1732. |