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Details of gondola on a Venice canal
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CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-VENICE 1768)

Venice: The entrance to the Arsenale

c.1740-45

RCIN 907477

The southern entrance to the fortified shipyards known as the Arsenale is flanked by two crenallated towers. The wooden drawbridge cuts across the picture plane, showing Canaletto experimenting with greater variety in form and composition.

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