Vintage wall art and frame

Canaletto's Piazza San Marco, Vintage Ornate Frame Canaletto specialized in views of his native city, Venice, working for a devoted and often foreign clientele. This view toward the west end of the Piazza San Marco is typical of the artist's "improvements on nature" by showing in one picture both the Campanile and the Torre dell' Orologio. In actuality these two landmarks, shown framing the left and right edges of the composition, cannot be seen simultaneously from one position. Furthermore, the artist has adopted a slightly elevated viewpoint, which reinforces the perspective lines created by the paving stones. This piece is an important historical document, for it shows what the piazza looked like before alterations were ordered by Napoleon in the early nineteenth century. Tags: Top, World Regions, Piazza San Marco, Landscapes by Style, Other Subjects, C, Landscapes, Fine Art by Movement, Landscapes (Fine Art), Fine Art by Era, Artists, Town Squares, Canaletto, Fine Art Collections, Fine Art by Artist, Artists by Art Movement, Town Squares (Fine Art), Artists by Name, Fine Art Views, European Nations, 18th Century, Italy, Fine Art Subjects, Art, Subjects, Fine Art by Nationality, Rococo, Collections, Travel, 18th Century Art, Landscapes by Type, Italian Art, Fine Art, Europe, Key European Cities, Venice, Urban Landscapes, Back to School, Browse Italy, Urban Landscapes (Fine Art)