The Piazza San Marco in Venice

Canaletto was the leading painter of city views, or vedute, in eighteenth-century Venice. This early work, which nonetheless displays the most outstanding features of his style, depicts the most famous square in Venice from a high viewpoint, thus ensuring a broader frame for the composition. The horizontal line formed in the background by the fa?ades of St Mark's and the Doge's Palace contrasts sharply with the vertical thrust of the Campanile, while the Procuratie lining both sides of the square give depth to the perspective. Another distinguishing feature of Canaletto's work was the painstaking rendering of all the elements that appear in his works, designed to create atmosphere in his view paintings. Title The Piazza San Marco in Venice Creator Canaletto Creator Death Place Venice, Italy Creator Birth Place Venice, Italy Date Created Around 1723 - 1724 Location Madrid, Spain Style 18th Century Italian Painting Physical Dimensions 141,5 x 204,5 cm Type Painting Medium Oil