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This painting is turquoise water, pink stone and silver sky, and a cheap copy turns the water grey. Our Bellotto Grand Canal print was graded from a high-resolution master so every gondola and window stays crisp.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
18x12 inch, 24x16 inch, 30x20 inch, 36x24 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its wide shape suits a living room, a study or the wall above a sofa. The turquoises, pinks and silvers look rich with cream, charcoal and walnut, and a gold or white frame suits it.
About the painting
Venice: The Grand Canal facing Santa Croce by Bernardo Bellotto
Sixteen years old
Bellotto painted this in his uncle Canaletto’s studio in Venice, when he was about sixteen. It came to the National Gallery in 1910 as a Canaletto.
Look closer
On the right stands the church of Santa Croce with its plain pink front. On the far left a passenger barge called a burchiello is towed along the canal.
The nephew
Bellotto went on to paint Dresden, Vienna and Warsaw, and in Germany and Poland he too signed himself Canaletto. His light is cooler and more silvery than his uncle’s.
Read the story
The Grand Canal in Venice, on a bright day. Gondolas glide across turquoise water, and on the right stands a church with a plain pink front. That's Santa Croce.
Look to the far left. A big passenger barge called a burchiello is being towed along the canal, carrying travellers.
The painter was Bernardo Bellotto, and he was only about sixteen. He was working in the studio of his uncle, the great Venetian painter Canaletto, making his own versions of his uncle's most popular views.
He didn't just copy, though. Bellotto often tried to improve his uncle's designs. Here he changed the figures and boats in the front, and gave the scene a cooler, silvery light, with the water painted in thick, rippling strokes.
For a long time people didn't know he'd painted it. It came to the National Gallery in 1910 as a Canaletto, and for much of the twentieth century it was thought to be by a follower. Now it's recognised as young Bellotto's work.
Bellotto later left Venice and painted Dresden, Vienna and Warsaw, becoming one of the most sought-after view painters in Europe. In Germany and Poland, he signed himself Canaletto too.
Venice: The Grand Canal facing Santa Croce. Bernardo Bellotto, about 1738.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
