CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-VENICE 1768)
A capriccio with Santi Maria e Donato, Murano
c.1740-45RCIN 907492
The church with its freestanding belltower is based on Santi Maria e Donato on the island of Murano, north of Venice. Canaletto combined two views in the drawing, effectively turning the church through 90° with respect to the belltower.