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The Locks at Dolo
Canalettocirca 1740 - 1743
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Between 1740 and 1743, when demand for paintings was low, Canaletto made his famous series of Vedute prints: views of Venice and nearby towns including Padua, Dolo and Mestre. He made them at the instigation of the British consul in Venice, Joseph Smith, who was a collector and art dealer. The 34 etchings represent his complete graphic oeuvre and are considered a milestone in eighteenth-century Italian printmaking.
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- Title: The Locks at Dolo
- Creator Lifespan: 1697 - 1768
- Creator Nationality: Italian
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Venice, Italy
- Creator Birth Place: Venice, Italy
- Date Created: circa 1740 - 1743
- Physical Dimensions: w427 x h293 mm
- Original Title: Le Porte del Dolo
- Engraver: Canaletto
- Artist Information: The Venetian painter Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) specialised in cityscapes of Venice. As a rule he based his paintings on extensive sketch studies that he made on location. Sometimes he used a camera obscura for this, a 17th-century predecessor of the photo camera. He could not make a print through the lens of the camera obscura, but he could produce a careful study of the composition. His cityscapes were very popular on the international market. From 1730 he even worked intensively with the British consul, who exported his works to England and arranged various trips to England for Canaletto.
- Type: Print
- Rights: Bequest of Dr. J.C.J. Bierens de Haan 1951, http://collectie.boijmans.nl/en/disclaimer/
- External Link: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Medium: Etching
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