In the collection of Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE BARNES FOUNDATION’S CATALOG
Caneletto was known for his city views of Venice, called veduta , which English tourists particularly admired as souvenirs. Depicted here is the intersection of the canal of Cannaregio, which continues into the background, with the Grand Canal in the foreground. Caneletto has altered various elements of the landscape for compositional purposes; the bell tower is taller and more slender than in reality, the bridge is brought closer to the foreground, and the building to the right, the Palazzo Querini, is given a more angled and taller facade.
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English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace
English Landscape Capriccio with a Column
Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon
The Porta Portello, Padua
Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice
A Lock, a Column, and a Church beside a Lagoon
The Molo from the Basin of San Marco, Venice
Piazza San Marco
Giacomo Guardi — Capriccio of an Island in the Venetian Lagu
Francesco Guardi — The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Be
Francesco Guardi — Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge, Venic
Luca Carlevaris — The Molo, Venice, from the Bacino di San M
Giacomo Guardi — Isola della Beata Vergine del Rosario
Bernardo Bellotto — The Campo di SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venic
Francesco Guardi — The Grand Canal above the Rialto
Luca Carlevaris — The Bacino, Venice, with the Dogana and a 
Entrance to the Grand Canal near the Punta della Dogana and 
Richard Parkes Bonington — The Grand Canal
Bernardo Bellotto — View of the Grand Canal: Santa Maria del
Francesco Guardi — Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della