Canaletto
(Italy 1697–1768)
- Title
- The tower of Malghera
- Alternative title:
- La Torre di Malghera
- Media category
- Materials used
- etching
- Edition
- 2/3
- Dimensions
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29.6 x 42.7cm platemark (irreg.); 29.9 x 43.2cm sheet (irreg.)
- Signature & date
- Signed l.l., [incised plate] "A Canal...". Not dated.
- Credit
- Sir Philip Street Bequest 1939
- Accession number
- 6864
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
The tower of Malghera (now Marghera) was raised as a fortification by the Venetians in the 15th century. It is seen in brilliant light against the sky. At the edge of the lagoon a pair of fishermen dig for eels while a fishing boat glides over the ruffled water.
- Bibliography (3)
-
Ewen McDonald (Australia) (Editor), The Art Gallery of New South Wales collections, Sydney, 1994, 122 (colour illus.).
Peter Raissis (Australia) (Author), Mantegna to Piranesi - Italian Old Master Prints from the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Domain, 1998, 6 (illus.), 8. no catalogue numbers
Nicholas Draffin (Australia, b.1943, d.1995) (Curator), The bitten image: European etchings from the collection, Domain, 1980, 9. no catalogue numbers
- Exhibition history (3)
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The Bitten Image: European etchings from the collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 19 Jul 1980–14 Sep 1980.
Mantegna to Piranesi - Italian Old Master Prints from the Collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 27 Jun 1998–20 Sep 1998.
Old Europe: Prints & drawings from the collection 1500-1800, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 03 Jun 2006–06 Aug 2006.
