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Entrance To The Grand Canal Looking East
by Canaletto
StyleVenetian School
GenreCityscape
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Canaletto executed this view of the Grand Canal entrance looking eastward. The famous Venetian vista shows the church of Santa Maria della Salute and surrounding palaces. Canaletto's precise topography served as souvenirs for Grand Tour travelers.
His crystal-clear light defines Venetian veduta painting. This work hangs at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden.
