(28 October 1697 - 19 April 1768) better known as Canaletto, was a Venetian painter famous for his landscapes, or vedute, of Venice. He was also an important printmaker in etching. He was born in Venice as the son of the painter Bernardo Canal, hence his mononym Canaletto ("little Canal"), and Artemisia Barbieri. His nephew and pupil Bernardo Bellotto was also an accomplished landscape painter, with a similar painting style, and sometimes used the name "Canaletto" to advance his own career, particularly in countrieseGermany and Polandewhere his uncle was not active.   Related Paintings of Giovanni Antonio Canal :. | grass | Portrait of Mariana and Vera Ivanovna Beck | beacons at saint briac opus | St.Matthew | After the Bath |
Related Artists:
Barthel Bruyn the Elder
German Northern Renaissance Painter, 1493-1555
Attributed to henry pether
fl.1828-1865
Thomas Pakenham
19 October 1864?C21 August 1915