Canaletto

Author

Baetjer, Katharine; Links, J. G.; Levey, Michael (Contributor); Haskell, Francis (Contributor); Bettagno, Alessandro (Contributor); Pemberton-Pigott, Viola (Contributor)

Document type

Catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

Canaletto. 1989, xii, 387 p., ill. (some col.); sel. bibliogr.; index

ISBN

08109315590870995596

Publisher

Dist. by H.N. Abrams, New York (usa) / Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Exhibition of 85 paintings and 42 drawings by Giovanni Antonio Canal. Essays include: J.G. Links, Canaletto: a biographical sketch; Michael Levey, Canaletto as artist of the urban scene; Francis Haskell, The taste for Canaletto; Alessandro Bettagno, Fantasy and reality in Canaletto's drawings; and Viola Pemberton-Pigott, The development of Canaletto's painting technique. Appended documents.

Exhibition

• 30 Oct 1989-21 Jan 1990 ; Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New York (NY, USA) ; United States

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Italy
• Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), 1697-1768
• Painting
• Drawing
• Italy
• 1700-1800
• Landscape
• Cities
• Views
• Taste (aesthetics)
• Fantasy
• Realism
• Technique
• Documents
• Exhibitions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Italie
• Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), 1697-1768
• Peinture
• Dessin
• Italie
• 1700-1800
• Paysage
• Ville
• Vues
• Goût (esthétique)
• Fantaisie
• Réalisme
• Technique
• Documents
• Exposition

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910101-00448526

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