Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, Venice 1730s Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) But for the fact that the bell tower collapsed, leaving only the stub of a building (which is now a small shop), the Baroque church and square of Santa Maria Zobenigo are the same today. Canaletto took the license of peeling back the buildings opposite the church and along an adjoining footpath, or calle, so as to expose the entire facade. The picture is from a series of twenty views the artist probably painted for Joseph Smith (ca. 1674–1770), British consul in Venice from 1744 to Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, Ve
Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, Venice 1730s Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal) But for the fact that the bell tower collapsed, leaving only the stub of a building (which is now a small shop), the Baroque church and square of Santa Maria Zobenigo are the same today. Canaletto took the license of peeling back the buildings opposite the church and along an adjoining footpath, or calle, so as to expose the entire facade. The picture is from a series of twenty views the artist probably painted for Joseph Smith (ca. 1674–1770), British consul in Venice from 1744 to Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, Venice 438101
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