txt: Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals - Exhibition | The National Gallery, London
Contrary to our expectations perhaps, eighteenth-century Venetian view painting was both rich and varied. It was also a form of painting almost entirely shaped by the tastes and aspirations of foreign visitors to the city. The eighteenth-century Venice of Canaletto and his rivals was, to almost every visitor, a place of wonder.
video: Canaletto Exhibition Introduction | Exhibitions | The National Gallery, London
