Canaletto in England
Subtitle: a Venetian artist abroad, 1746-1755
By: [edited by] Charles Beddington ; with essays by Brian Allen and Francis Russell
Contributors: Canaletto, 1697-1768; Beddington, Charles; Yale Center for British Art; Dulwich Picture Gallery
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New Haven, CT; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780300119695
Subjects: Canaletto, -- 1697-1768 -- Exhibitions; Art patronage -- England -- History -- 18th century -- Exhibitions; England -- In art -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions; In art
Description: "This book focuses on Canaletto in England, reproducing the views of London he painted while there as well as the Italian and imaginary views he painted in response to the vigorous demands of his patrons." "The book, which also serves as the catalogue of an exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art and Dulwich Picture Gallery, offers a full study of Canaletto's English period along with detailed catalogue entries for about fifty paintings and twenty drawings. The works depict such landmarks as St. Paul's Cathedral, Somerset House, and Westminster Bridge as well as inventive scenes in which the artist playfully reorganizes a view or places a familiar element in an unexpected location."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Produced in association with the exhibition co-organized by the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 19 October-31 December 2006, and the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, 24 January-15 April 2007

Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Canaletto in England / Charles Beddington; title: London art world of the mid-eighteenth century  / Brian Allen; title: Canaletto in England : patterns of patronage / Francis Russell; title: Catalogue / Charles Beddington