This beautiful book takes the reader on a journey through Canaletto`s native Venice. Through a spectacular group of Canaletto`s masterpieces in the National Gallery Collection and other works relating to them, the authors explore the artist`s painting technique and treatment of the topography of Venice, showing how Canaletto altered scenes to emphasize certain aspects and moods of the city.
National Gallery, London, Publications Paper ISBN 0-300-07696-7
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