Canaletto and the Splendour of Venice

2024.10.12（Saturday）- 12.28（Saturday）

The first exhibition in Japan to introduce the detailed story of vedute (view) painter Maestro Canaletto (1697-1768). This exhibition shows works of Canaletto, including oil paintings, watercolor paintings, prints, and others, mainly from British collections including the National Galleries of Scotland. This exhibition lets guests trace the development of the genre of 18th-century view painting through Canaletto’s detailed and magnificent portrayals of Venice, together with works by artists in the 19th century who inherited Canaletto’s tradition and pioneered new images of Venice.