Lot Essay
Professor Dario Succi and Dr. Annalisa Delneri have independently confirmed the attribution to Bernardo Canal in full (private communication with the vendor).
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A view of Saint Mark's Square, Venice, looking east towards the Basilica and the Campanile; and A view of the Piazzetta, Venice, looking north towards the Torre dell'Orologio
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Circle of Bernardo Canal (Venice 1674-1744)
A view of Saint Mark's Square, Venice, looking east towards the Basilica and the Campanile; and A view of the Piazzetta, Venice, looking north towards the Torre dell'Orologio
oil on canvas
37 7/8 x 52 1/8 in. (96.3 x 132.4 cm.); 37 x 50 5/8 in. (94 x 78.5 cm.)
a pair (2)
A view of Saint Mark's Square, Venice, looking east towards the Basilica and the Campanile; and A view of the Piazzetta, Venice, looking north towards the Torre dell'Orologio
oil on canvas
37 7/8 x 52 1/8 in. (96.3 x 132.4 cm.); 37 x 50 5/8 in. (94 x 78.5 cm.)
a pair (2)
Literature
A. Delneri, 'Scenografia e sperimentazione prospettica: il nuovo spazio urbano di Bernardo Canal', in G.M. Pilo, L. de Rossi and I. Reale, eds., Un'identità: custodi dell'arte e della memoria. Studi, interpretazioni, testimonianze in ricordo di Aldo Rizzi, 2007, pp. 318-9 and 485-6, figs. 2-3.
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