Bellotto

American  

[buh-lot-oh, bel-lawt-taw] / bəˈlɒt oʊ, bɛlˈlɔt tɔ /

noun

1. Bernardo Canaletto, 1720–80, Italian painter.

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Example Sentences

In 1938, the Jewish department-store magnate Max Emden, who left Germany before the Nazis took power, sold three city views by the 18th-century painter Bernardo Bellotto to an art buyer for Hitler.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2021

Tinterow said that after the Monuments Men Foundation contacted him, he became aware the museum’s online provenance information about the painting was incorrect, because it conflated the provenance of both Emden’s and Moser’s Bellotto paintings.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2021

Also for sale is a Venetian scene by Bellotto, estimated to bring $800,000 to $1.2 million.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2012

Canaletto's limpid perspectives and probing, fizzy line supplied it all, as did the work of Bernardo Bellotto, his nephew and imitator.

From Time Magazine Archive

Canaletto had a nephew named Bernardo Bellotto, who to much of his uncle's skill brought a mellow richness all his own, and since he also took the name of Canaletto, confusion has resulted.

From A Wanderer in Venice by Morley, Harry