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Venice: Canaletto and his Rivals

Canaletto and His Rivals: Campo San Vidal and Santa Maria della Carità by Canaletto
Campo San Vidal and Santa Maria della Carità (The Stonemason's Yard), about 1725, by Canaletto
© The National Gallery, London
Canaletto and His Rivals: The Entrance to the Grand Canal by Canaletto
The Entrance to the Grand Canal, looking East, with Santa Maria della Salute, 1744, by Canaletto Photograph: The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Canaletto and His Rivals: The Entrance to the Grand Canal, looking West, by Canaletto
The Entrance to the Grand Canal, looking West, with Santa Maria della Salute, about 1729, by Canaletto
© The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Canaletto and His Rivals: The Lagoon with the Torre di Malghera, around 1770–80, by Francesco Guardi
The Lagoon with the Torre di Malghera, around 1770–80, by Francesco Guardi
© The National Gallery, London
Canaletto and His Rivals: The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day by Canaletto
The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco on Ascension Day, about 1733–34, by Canaletto
© The Royal Collection © 2010, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Canaletto and His Rivals: The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco, 1697, by Gaspar van Wittel
The Molo from the Bacino di San Marco, 1697, by Gaspar van Wittel
© Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Canaletto and His Rivals: The Piazza San Marco, looking East, about 1723, by Canaletto
The Piazza San Marco, looking East, about 1723, by Canaletto
© Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Canaletto and His Rivals: The Reception of the British Ambassador Charles Montagu by Luca Carlevarijs
The Reception of the British Ambassador Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester at the Doge’s Palace, 22 September 1707, about 1707–8, by Luca Carlevarijs
© Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery
Canaletto and His Rivals: The Reception of the French Ambassador Jacques–Vincent Languet by Canaletto
The Reception of the French Ambassador Jacques–Vincent Languet, Compte de Gergy at the Doge’s Palace, 4 November 1726, about 1727, by Canaletto
© The State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg
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