VIEW OF THE RIVA DEGLI SCHIAVONI, VENICE

Venice, with its light and architecture, its canals and people, was a subject of endless fascination and exploration for Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto.  In this painting from the late 1730s, the flicker of light on the water, the gondoliers, and the clearly delineated buildings against a crisp blue sky demonstrate Canaletto's passion for recording the details of his native Venice. Often using a camera obscura as an aid to composition, Canaletto painted his compelling views of Venice primarily for Englishmen, a masterpiece being the ultimate souvenir of their Grand Tour.  This painting hangs in the Toledo Art Museum.

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This post was originally published in my blog Tutti Capolavori on July 3, 2012. The photo in this blog post was taken by me on my visit to the Toledo Art Museum in May, 2012.

RECREATING AN OLD ART BLOG

This new blog has actually been recreated from an old blog of mine. I originally started Tutti Capolavori back in 2012, but that blog got thrown on the back burner due to trying to keep up with A Great Europe Trip Planner blog and my life.

However, I have decided to recreate it (along with naming it correctly by adding the "I" to the title). I'm going to start out by slowly copying the current posts from the old blog, then writing new posts about my favorite artists and their paintings from my visits to art museums, here in the U.S. and in Europe.

I hope you will enjoy this blog as much as my travel blog. Thank you for visiting.

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