For young British aristocrats, the artist’s paintings of his native Venice where the must-have souvenirs of the “Grand Tour” of Europe. The place to order one was the palazzo of his British agent Joseph Smith, where examples of the artist’s best work covered the walls like photographs in a tourist restaurant menu. If you like […]
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Canaletto And The Art of Venice exhibition in the Queen’s Gallery
PH Canaletto is one of Her Majesty’s favourite artists Just opened at The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace is an exhibition of the work of one of Her Majesty’s favourite artists, the great 18th century Venetian painter Canaletto – full name Giovanni Antonio Canal. Describing the Queen as “a fan”, Lucy Whitaker, senior curator of […]