Unknown Artist - Grand Canal

The subject of this painting is part of the Vedutismo movement. Vedutismo is a genre born in the 18th century and developed primarily in Venice. Vedutismo painters aimed to represent a landscape objectively and scientifically, placing it as the protagonist of the work. There are basically two types of vedute: the realistic one, taken exactly from reality, and the "capriccio," a fanciful view invented by the painter.

The work seems to reflect the Vedutismo tradition right from its composition, with a scenic framing that encompasses a large portion of the canal and the buildings overlooking it. But above all, the execution method is consistent with Vedutismo: the artist uses a quick, cursive stroke, roughly delineating the details and allowing their recomposition to occur in the viewer's eye. The artist of this painting manages to soften the forms in the atmosphere, constructing the objects with a thin line that outlines their contours and then softening the edges, allowing the light to permeate the entire scene.

From an analysis of the style—a cursive, rapid stroke—and the subject—the Grand Canal—the artist can be defined as a follower of the Venetian tradition of Vedutismo. We are therefore faced with a painter with a solid academic background, which provided him with a remarkable technique that allowed him to achieve a perfect naturalistic rendering.

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