Bellotto, Bernardo, gen. Canaletto: The fortress Königstein with the lily stone. Oil on canvas; 133 x 236 cm. After 1991 London: National Gallery

Canaletto is undoubtedly the most outstanding of the 18th-century Venetian view painters.View paintings or vedute depicting panoramic views of the city and its surrounding areas de...

Canaletto is undoubtedly the most outstanding of the 18th-century Venetian view painters. View paintings or vedute depicting panoramic views of the city and its surrounding areas d...

The festival of the Bucintoro was the subject of extensive commentaries by travellers and visitors who witnessed it. It was depicted over the course of the years by artists such as...

Canaletto visited England in 1746, arriving there in the spring. The celebrated Venetian artist travelled with a letter of recommendation from one of his most important protectors,...

Arthur (James) Lewis (1824-1901), husband of Kate Terry, and grandfather of John Gielgud. It appears he was also a painter and a musician, with a connection to J M Whistler. Arthur...

Some of the information known regarding the training and early years of this short-lived artist is to be found in Orlandi’s Abecedario Pittorico. Aside from that source, the earlie...

Fortress Königstein From paths to new gifts gez. Unlimited of E. Hasse. - Dresden: A. Reichel; Dresden: J. Braunsdorf, [ca. 1850]. - 1 Kunstbl. : Lithograph., sepiaget...