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St Paul’s overlooking the T hames. Painting of the T hames in the 18th century. This painting represents the T hames in the 18th century.It was painted in 1747-1748. The painter is Canaletto .
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Painting of theThamesin the 18th century ThispaintingrepresentstheThames in the 18th century.Itwaspaintedin 1747-1748. ThepainterisCanaletto. In theforegroundwe can seemanyboatsbutthere are onlythreebigones. Thefirstoneis a sailingboat in whichwe can seeanEnglishflag. Theotherbigones are rowers. Behindtheboatswe can seehouses and theharbor. In thebackground a cathedral.
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Giovanni Antonio Canal (28 October 1697 – 19 April 1768) • Giovanni Antonio Canal or Canaletto, was a very famous painter during the 18th century. He was known mostly for his beautiful landscapes of Venice, his hometown. • At the beginning of his career he was a theatricalscenepainter. • Though he did some traveling in his life, he much preferred Venice to any other city and most of his works reflect this love.
As helearned painting withhisfather, hestarted in hisoccupation: theatricalscenes. • Most of hisearlyworkwaspaintedfrom nature. • He soldloads of hiswork to English men. Following the war of Austria ( 1741-1748), hissuccessdecreaseddue to a sharpreduction of Europeantourists in Venice, sohehad to move to London in 1746 and hestayedthereuntil 1755. Thenhewentback to Venice and painted untilhisdeath.
