View of the Grand Canal towards Rialto with Palazzo Grimani and Palazzo Manin

Francesco Guardi

Download hi-res image TITLE View of the Grand Canal towards Rialto with Palazzo Grimani and Palazzo Manin
AUTHOR Francesco Guardi
DATE 1756 - 60
OBJECT TYPE AND MATERIAL Oil on canvas
DIMENSIONS cm 56 × 75
INVENTORY 688
ROOM XXXV
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After training in his father Domenico’s workshop and coming under the influence of Canaletto, whence his mastery of perspective, Guardi began to develop a haighly personal style of his own. He imbues Canaletto’s calm still, objective views with a nervous unrest conveyed by a shifting treatment of light which cause his figures to vibrate and the buildings to look dilapidated, conveying the charm of a city still splendid even in its twilight years.