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The image shows a canal or waterway with boats docked along the edge. A detailed boat with people is closest to the viewer. Behind the boats are large multi-story buildings lining the water's edge. A tall steeple rises above the buildings on the horizon. The sky is cloudless with textured engravings. The monochrome composition consists of etched lines in black and gray. Trees are interspersed with the buildings.
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The image shows a canal or waterway with boats docked along the edge. A detailed boat with people is closest to the viewer. Behind the boats are large multi-story buildings lining the water's edge. A tall steeple rises above the buildings on the horizon. The sky is cloudless with textured engravings. The monochrome composition consists of etched lines in black and gray. Trees are interspersed with the buildings.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Ale Porte del Dolo

Canaletto

Date
c. 1735/1746
Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Accession number
1941.1.175
Credit line
Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Vedute [Vesme 1-32]

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • exterior
  • architecture
  • Venetian
  • Waterway
  • Venice
  • Dolo
Inscription

lower left in plate: A. Canal f.; lower center in plate: Ale Porte del Dolo

NGA object ID 753. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.