Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, copy after - THE DOGE AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE "GIOVEDÍ GRASSO" AT THE PIAZZETTA - image-1

Lot 7A Dα

Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, copy after - THE DOGE AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE "GIOVEDÍ GRASSO" AT THE PIAZZETTA

Auction 1017 - overview Cologne
25.09.2013, 14:30 - Paintings and Drawings 15th - 19th Centuries
Estimate: 8.000 € - 10.000 €
Result: 64.660 € (incl. premium)
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Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, copy after

THE DOGE AT THE CELEBRATION OF THE "GIOVEDÍ GRASSO" AT THE PIAZZETTA

Oil on canvas (relined). 69 x 96 cm.

The painting depicts the lavish celebrations of the Venice carnival on the Piazzetta in front of the Doge´s Palace. In relation to this subject there exists a number of drawings by Canaletto and also a print by Giovanni Battista Brustolon from c. 1766; the existence of the original painting is however not known. Another version of the painting can be found in the London Wallace Collection, attributed to the studio of Canaletto.

Literature

For the drawing of Canaletto see: Corboz, André: Canaletto. Una Venezia immaginaria, 2 vol., Mailand 1985, vol. 2, p. 768, nr. D 227 (with ill.).