Canaletto

American  

[kan-l-et-oh, kah-nah-let-taw] / ˌkæn lˈɛt oʊ, ˌkɑ nɑˈlɛt tɔ /

noun

1. Antonio Canale, 1697–1768, Italian painter.

2. Bellotto, Bernardo.

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Canaletto British  

/ kanaˈlɛtto /

noun

1. original name Giovanni Antonio Canale. 1697–1768, Italian painter and etcher, noted particularly for his highly detailed paintings of cities, esp Venice, which are marked by strong contrasts of light and shade

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Example Sentences

We can study the effect of Venice on other artists, starting with Canaletto and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

"Seldom does a true masterpiece such as this - particularly by a painter as important as Canaletto - appear on the art market," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

It is, she says, with a deprecating laugh, her Canaletto.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2020

They painted sweeping landscapes and port scenes reminiscent of Canaletto or 19th-century artists such as Eugène Delacroix.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2019

Both Ranelagh and Vauxhall had large permanent performance structures, the Rotunda at Ranelagh being the subject of a particularly striking painting by Canaletto in 1754.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall