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Also Known As Giovanni Antonio Canal
Born October 18, 1697 • Venice • Italy
Died April 20, 1768 (aged 70) • Venice • Italy
Notable Works “The Stonemason’s Yard”
Movement / Style Rococo • Venetian school

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Henry VII Chapel
Plate 1: An Island in the Lagoon, pen, brown ink, and carbon ink wash over ruled pencil lines by Canaletto (1697-1768). In the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England. 18.3 X 27.8 cm.
Canaletto: view of Warwick Castle
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