A Lock, a Column, and a Church beside a Lagoon Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) In addition to actual views, Canaletto also painted imaginary ones (he called them vedute ideate). Many date to the early 1740s, when he visited mainland Venice with his nephew Bernardo Bellotto (1722–1780), who also excelled at view painting. The originality of these pictures—and this is one of the finest—resides in the abstract design, quality of light, and combination of buildings. Unlike in Canaletto’s conventional views, in this land- and seascape none of the churches, columns, or other structures are identi
A Lock, a Column, and a Church beside a Lagoon Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) In addition to actual views, Canaletto also painted imaginary ones (he called them vedute ideate). Many date to the early 1740s, when he visited mainland Venice with his nephew Bernardo Bellotto (1722–1780), who also excelled at view painting. The originality of these pictures—and this is one of the finest—resides in the abstract design, quality of light, and combination of buildings. Unlike in Canaletto’s conventional views, in this land- and seascape none of the churches, columns, or other structures are A Lock, a Column, and a Church beside a Lagoon 438105
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