Artist:Bernardo Bellotto (Venice 1722 – Warsaw 1780)
Date:1738-1739
Geographic area :Venice
Technique:oil on canvas
View of the Grand Canal in Venice. In the foreground, the quay, swarming with groups of people, gondolas, and other water craft. On the opposite bank you can see, from right to left: the Doge’s Palace, the library, the Zecca (mint), the State Granaries (now destroyed), and the church of Santa Maria della Salute.