Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, Venice
The Met
Artist: Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)(Italian, Venice 1697–1768 Venice)
Date: 1730s
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 18 1/2 × 30 3/4 in. (47 × 78.1 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A city square with a large church, a tall bell tower, buildings, and many people
Detailed Description
A painting depicts a large, open city square under a bright blue sky with scattered white and gray clouds. The upper third of the canvas is dominated by the sky, with a large, fluffy cloud prominent in the upper center-right. The right half of the painting features a multi-tiered church facade constructed of light-colored stone. The facade is richly decorated with numerous columns, pilasters, niches containing statues, and intricate carvings. A dark arched entrance is visible at the base. Above the main structure, a pediment is topped with more statues. To the left and slightly behind the church, a tall, square bell tower with a reddish-brown conical spire rises, featuring arched openings near its top. To the left of the church, a row of multi-story buildings extends across the middle ground. These buildings vary in color from light yellow to reddish-brown and gray, displaying multiple windows, some with small balconies, and chimneys on their rooftops. The foreground is a vast, light-colored paved square, mostly open but populated by approximately two dozen small figures. These figures are dressed in various long cloaks and hats, in colors such as dark brown, black, yellow, and blue, appearing to walk or stand in small groups. A small black dog walks in the lower-center, and a white dog is near a group of people on the lower right. A small, dark well or fountain structure is visible in the mid-ground on the left side of the square.
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