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The Grand Canal at Noon
Francesco Almeida · 1741
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 143 × 234 cm
Almeida's most celebrated veduta — the Grand Canal captured at high noon when the light is hardest and the water holds the sharpest reflections. Every palazzo is individually observed, every vessel named in his sketchbooks. The painting contains forty-seven identifiable boats.
Rights & provenance
- Rights basis
- human original
- Copyright
- Francesco Almeida
- Licence
- all rights reserved
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