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Drawing

ca.1720-1768 (made)
Artist/Maker
Canaletto, Giovanni Antonio (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

View of a tomb and chapel, the principal entrance and a wall on the left, with another entrance by an iron gate on the right. Highly enriched with statues; Pen, washed with neutral tint.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen, washed with neutral tint.
Pen
Drawing
Wash Technique
Brief description
Canaletto, Giovanni Antonio; View of a tomb and chapel, an iron gate on the right. Highly enriched with statues; Pen, washed with neutral tint; Venetian School; ca.1720-1768.
Physical description
View of a tomb and chapel, the principal entrance and a wall on the left, with another entrance by an iron gate on the right. Highly enriched with statues; Pen, washed with neutral tint.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10in
  • Width: 14.8in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Venetian School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Tomb
Chapel
Entrance
Gate
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward Jackson, Peter. Italian Drawings (London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1979), vol. II, p. 123, cat.950
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.259

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Record createdSeptember 14, 2009
Record URL
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