Canaletto
Venice: The Grand Canal with S. Simeone Piccolo
From $100
This painting is canal green, stone white and pink sky, and a cheap copy flattens the clouds. Our Canaletto Cannaregio print was graded from a high-resolution master so the bell tower, the bridge and the gondolas stay 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
36x20 inch, 40x24 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 greens, whites and pinks look rich with cream, charcoal and walnut, and a gold or dark walnut frame suits it.
About the painting
Venice: Entrance to the Cannaregio by Canaletto
The Cannaregio
Gondolas glide towards the mouth of the Cannaregio, the biggest canal in Venice after the Grand Canal. The bridge of the obelisks, built in 1580, crosses it.
A painter’s liberties
Canaletto moved the bridge closer and opened up the canal, so we see both sides. On the left rises the old bell tower of San Geremia.
Winter light
Cool, wintry light and wispy pink clouds mark his work of the late 1730s. John Henderson left this painting to the National Gallery in 1879.
Read the story
Gondolas and fishing boats glide across the water, leading our eye towards the mouth of the Cannaregio, the biggest canal in Venice after the Grand Canal. Across it stretches a stone bridge with little obelisks at each end: the Ponte delle Guglie, the bridge of the obelisks, built in 1580.
On the left, behind a garden wall, rises the bell tower of San Geremia, one of the oldest in Venice. Behind it stands a great grey palace, the Palazzo Labia.
Canaletto and his studio painted this view many times. But he did not simply copy what he saw. He moved the bridge closer to us and opened up the canal, so that we can see the buildings on both sides more easily. In fact he never painted on the spot at all: he worked in his studio, from drawings.
Look at the sky. The light is cool and wintry, and the wispy clouds are touched with pink.
A collector called John Henderson owned this painting by 1857. He left it to the National Gallery in London in 1879.
Venice: Entrance to the Cannaregio. Canaletto.
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.
