Antonio Canal, called Canaletto follower (Maestro di Palazzo Corner Spinelli) - View of the Rialto Bridge

Antonio Canal, called Canaletto follower (Maestro di Palazzo Corner Spinelli)

View of the Rialto Bridge

Oil on canvas (relined). 93 x 107 cm.

This anonymous painter derives his notname from a painting which is reputed to have hung in the Palazzo Corner Spinelli. This large veduta, with a view of the Ponte di Rialto and its surroundings, is characterised by its unusual colouring, which is particularly noticeable in the bluish green colour of the sky. The unknown master demonstrates clear lines, especially when depicting the architecture, while he uses figural staffage more sparingly than his model Canaletto. The work was probably created at the end of the 18th century or in the first decade of the nineteenth.

Provenance

Venice, Palazzo Corner Spinelli. - Italian private ownership.