Johan Anton Richter (Stockholm 1665-1745 Venice)
Johan Anton Richter (Stockholm 1665-1745 Venice)

Four views of Venice: The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco, with the Zecca, Campanile and Palazzo Ducale; The Piazzetta looking towards the Libreria Sansoviniana, the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute; The Isola di San Biagio with the Benedictine church and convent; and The Isola di San Michele with the church and monastery of San Michele in Isola

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Johan Anton Richter (Stockholm 1665-1745 Venice)
Four views of Venice: The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco, with the Zecca, Campanile and Palazzo Ducale; The Piazzetta looking towards the Libreria Sansoviniana, the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute; The Isola di San Biagio with the Benedictine church and convent; and The Isola di San Michele with the church and monastery of San Michele in Isola

oil on canvas
13½ x 20¼ in. (34.3 x 51.4 cm.)
(4)a set of four
Provenance
Robert de Traz, Geneva.

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Lot Essay

This splendid set of Venetian views brings together the most recognizable, monumental icons at the heart of the city with the lesser-known, quietly picturesque places on the Lagoon. Richter was born in Stockholm but settled in 1697 in Venice, were he remained until he died, straddling the worlds of Luca Carlevarijs -- the founder of the Venetian veduta tradition, in whose studio he worked -- and Canaletto, its most renowned exponent. The attribution to Richter has been confirmed by Dario Succi.

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