Canaletto

Canaletto is renowned for his paintings of Venice. He uses linear perspective to create most of his paintings. This essay will therefore be reviewing Canaletto life and will analyze his paintings and methods. Giovanni Antonio Canal was born in Venice in 1697. He was christened in the church of San Lio. Canaletto was the son of a theatrical painter. People called him Canaletto so that they could distinguish him from his father, Bernardo Canal. Canaletto got …

…not by painting portraits of people but instead made the unconventional decision to concentrate of painting landscapes. In retrospect, his art is very important because he has preserved the beauty of ancient buildings. Furthermore, after the war many such buildings were destroyed but were able to be reconstructed because Canaletto’s paintings served as accurate blueprints. WORKS CITED Baker, Christopher. Canaletto. London, England: Phaidon Press Limited, 1994. Microsoft Encarta [Computer File]. Deluxe. Canaletto, Giovanni.: Microsoft Corporation, 1999.