Bernardo Bellotto

Bernardo Bellotto is one of the most important artists who specialised in townscapes - topographically exact views of towns and cities. This sub-genre of landscape painting evolved in Venice during the 18th century in connection with the growing number of visitors making the Grand Tour to Italy. The most important representative was Antonio Canal, the uncle and teacher of Bellotto, after whom he also called himself Canaletto.
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