Italy / c. 1740
Piazza San Marco, Venice
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Piazza San Marco, Venice as painting (Italy · c. 1740).
This view of the Piazza San Marco, Venice shows Bellotto's devotion to faithful observation. At the left is the church of St.
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The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, 1721–1780).
The museum's collection notes: This view of the Piazza San Marco, Venice shows Bellotto's devotion to faithful observation. At the left is the church of St. Mark with the Doge's Palace just beyond, leading to the lagoon. Vertically dividing the canvas is the campanile (bell tower) with the Procuratie Nuove (a government building) extending to the right. At the extreme right, opposite St. Mark's, is the façade of the church of San Geminiano which was removed in the 19th century by Napoleon. The two wings of the Procuratie were then joined across the west end of the piazza. Bernardo Bellotto was the nephew and student of Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1697–1768) who ran
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