Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793)
Veduta del Canal Grande verso Rialto con Palazzo Grimani e Palazzo Marin (View of the Grand Canal Looking toward Rialto with Palazzo Grimani and Palazzo Marin)
1756–1760
Oil on canvas, 56 x 75 cm
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano
After training in his father Domenico’s workshop and coming under the influence of Canaletto, whence his mastery of perspective, Guardi began to develop a haighly personal style of his own. He imbues Canaletto’s calm still, objective views with a nervous unrest conveyed by a shifting treatment of light which cause his figures to vibrate and the buildings to look dilapidated, conveying the charm of a city still splendid even in its twilight years. (Brera)
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Guardi, Francesco (1712-1793)
Veduta del Canal Grande
1756–1760
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milano