Harvard Art Museums > 1939.227: The Piazzetta, Venice Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Piazzetta, Venice (Follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto) , 1939.227,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/311244. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1939.227 People Follower of Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, Italian (Venice, Italy 1697 - 1768 Venice, Italy) Title The Piazzetta, Venice Other Titles Former Title: View of the Piazetta, facing the Library and Campanile Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 18th century Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Venice Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/311244 Physical Descriptions Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 68.6 x 116.5 cm (27 x 45 7/8 in.) framed: 86.4 x 137.2 x 6.4 cm (34 x 54 x 2 1/2 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: painted gilded wood plaque " Venice "La Piazzetta/ 1697- CANALETTO-1768" Provenance Recorded Ownership History Albert K. Isham, gift; to his mother Mrs. Ralph Isham (by 1931 when I died,) gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1939. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Ralph Isham Accession Year 1939 Object Number 1939.227 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Burton B. Fredericksen and Federico Zeri, Census of Pre-Nineteenth-Century Italian Paintings in North American Public Collections, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA, 1972), p. 41 Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990) Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
