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Canaletto

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Ca·na·let·to  (kn-lt) Originally Giovanni Antonio Canal. 1697-1768.
Italian painter noted for his detailed and precisely proportioned views of Venice.
Canaletto (Italian) [kanaˈlɛtto]
n
(Biographies / Canaletto (1697-1768) M, Italian, ARTS AND CRAFTS: painter, ARTS AND CRAFTS: etcher) original name Giovanni Antonio Canale. 1697-1768, Italian painter and etcher, noted particularly for his highly detailed paintings of cities, esp Venice, which are marked by strong contrasts of light and shade


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I was only colouring the Canaletto engravings that hung in my old bedroom at home; the picture was a shifting one, my mind wandering uncertainly in search of more vivid images; I could see no accident of form or shadow without conscious labour after the necessary conditions.
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