Giovanni Antonio Canale was born in October 1697 and baptized in the church of San Lio. He later became known as Canaletto, probably to distinguish him from his father Bernardo Canale, who was also an artist. The professional training Canaletto received from his father, who worked as a designer and scene painter for the theater, and had some success. Canaletto, together with his brother Christoforo, initially followed Bernardo, and was himself employed as a theatrical painter.
1723. Oil on canvas. Ca'Rezzonico, Venice, Italy. Read Note.
c.1725. Oil on canvas. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany.
c.1725. Oil on canvas. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany.
c.1725. Oil on canvas. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany.
c.1725. Oil on canvas. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden, Germany. Read Note.
c.1727. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
c.1727. Oil on canvas. c. 1727. Oil on copper. Viscount Coke, Holkman Hall, Norfolk, UK.
c.1728. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK.
c.1730. Oil on canvas. Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO, USA.
1730. Oil on canvas. Tatton Park, Cheshire, National Trust, UK.
1730. Oil on canvas. Tatton Park, Cheshire, National Trust, UK.
1730s. Oil on canvas. Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, Italy.
c.1730. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK.
1730. Oil on canvas. Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, Germany.
c.1732. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
c.1732. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK. Read Note.
c.1732. Oil on canvas. Woburn Abbey, UK. Read Note.
Early 1730s. Oil on canvas. Royal Collection, UK.
c.1735. Oil on canvas. National Gallery, London, UK. Read Note.
1735-40. Oil on canvas. The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA.
Painting of Venice. by Klára Garas. Corvina. Budapest. 1968.
Painting of Europe. XIII-XX centuries. Encyclopedic Dictionary. Moscow. Iskusstvo. 1999.
Canaletto by Terisio, Pignatti. Barrons Educational Series. 1980.
Canaletto by J. G. Links, Canaletto. Phaidon Press Inc., 1999.
Views of Venice by Canaletto by Antonio Visentini, Antonio Canaletto. Dover Pubns, 1971.
Venice through Canaletto's Eyes by David Bomford, Gabriele Finaldi. National Gallery London, 1998.
Canaletto's Sketchbook by Giovanna Nepi Scire. Canal and Stamperia Editorial, 1997.