Canalettos „Stonemason’s Yard“ taucht als 80 Jahre alter Schatz in Wales auf

Canaletto - The Doge's Palace and the Riva degli Schiavoni [late 1730s] - The buildings are (from left to right): the column of St Mark; the Doge's Palace; the Ponte della Paglia; the prisons; the uncompleted church of the Pietà (St. Maria della Visitazione) can be seen along the Riva degli Schiavoni. The architecture in this area is a generalised version of that which can actually be seen there. In front of the Ponte della Paglia is a temporary hut and a knife-grinder's stall. Previously thought to be a studio work, recent cleaning makes it clear that the painting is an autograph work (a painting which is thought to have been painted entirely by the specified artist, rather than being, for instance, partly, or wholly, by studio assistants), probably of the late 1730s. [Oil on canvas, 61.3 x 99.8 cm], tags: 80 - Gandalf's Gallery via Flickr

Ein Meisterwerk des berühmten venezianischen Künstlers Canaletto kehrt nach Wales zurück. Das Gemälde mit dem Titel „The Stonemason’s Yard“ war 80 Jahre lang versteckt und soll nun in der National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth ausgestellt werden. Historischer Schutz während des Zweiten Weltkriegs Dieses Gemälde gehörte einst zur National Gallery in London, wurde aber während … [Read more…]