Seen yesterday in the magical Getty Center in Los Angeles... A view of the Grand Canal : Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo. About 1740. An oil on canvas, by the italian artist Bernardo Bellotto (1722-1780) who produced numerous views of Venice for the tourists stopping there on their "Grand Tour" of Europe.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Venice, by Bernardo Bellotto, at the Getty Center
Seen yesterday in the magical Getty Center in Los Angeles... A view of the Grand Canal : Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo. About 1740. An oil on canvas, by the italian artist Bernardo Bellotto (1722-1780) who produced numerous views of Venice for the tourists stopping there on their "Grand Tour" of Europe.
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