Search results

Start typing

This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
CANALETTO (VENICE 1697-VENICE 1768)

The Grand Canal looking East from the Carità towards the Bacino

c.1727-28

RCIN 400523

The church of Santa Maria della Carità was in Canaletto’s day in a state of disrepair. The bell tower collapsed in 1744, and the church was closed during the Napoleonic occupation. The Accademia galleries now occupy the restored buildings. Canaletto eliminated the buildings that would rise from the bottom edge of the composition, to give a view down the Grand Canal to Santa Maria della Salute and the Bacino, now disrupted by the Accademia bridge and vaporetto stop.

    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.