Canaletto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes

Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1697

Place of Birth: Venice, Venetian Province, Italy

Date of Death: 19-Apr-1768

Profession: painter, etcher

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768), commonly known as Canaletto (Italian: [kana'letto]), was an Italian painter of city views or vedute, of Venice, Rome, and London.
He also painted imaginary views (referred to as capricci), although the demarcation in his works between the real and the imaginary is never quite clearcut.
He was further an important printmaker using the etching technique.
In the period from 1746 to 1756 he worked in England where he painted many views of London and other sites including Warwick Castle and Alnwick Castle.
He was highly successful in England, thanks to the British merchant and connoisseur Joseph "Consul" Smith, whose large collection of Canaletto's works was sold to King George III in 1762.



Alternative names	Antonio Vicentino; Visentin; Visentini
Description	Italian architect, painter and engraver
Date of birth/death	21 November 1688	26 June 1782
Location of birth/death	Venice	Venice
Work location	Vicenza (1757); Venice (1735–1778)
Authority control	: Q605690 VIAF: 57417154 ISNI: 0000 0000 8137 0775 ULAN: 500000078 LCCN: n83022653 NLA: 35583011 WorldCat



Alternative names	Giambattista Piazzetta
Description	Italian painter and graphic artist
Date of birth/death	13 February 1682	28 April 1754
Location of birth/death	Venice	Venice
Work location	Venice, Bologna
Authority control	: Q282670 VIAF: 109273119 ISNI: 0000 0001 1698 0080 ULAN: 500003532 LCCN: n83190325 WGA: PIAZZETTA, Giovanni Battista WorldCat