Paintings by Canaletto and His Father in Aberdeen University

John Mervyn Gash; Charles  Beddington

Paintings by Canaletto and His Father in Aberdeen University

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Abstract

This article publishes for the first time as an undoubted original by Canaletto in the Aberdeen University collection, a very high-quality picture of 'A Capriccio with Roman Ruins and a Bishop's Tomb', painted in the early 1740s. It also publishes and attributes for the first time to Canaletto's father, Bernardo Canal, a 'View of the Grand Canal with San Simeone Piccolo and the Scalzi', based on one of his son's works.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	976-981
Number of pages	6
Journal	The Burlington Magazine
Volume	159
Issue number	1377
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2017

Bibliographical note

Publisher contacted and supplied published PDF for reference only, not to be circulated.

Keywords

Canaletto
Bernardo Canal
Aberdeen University

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Paintings by Canaletto and His Father in Aberdeen University

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