A painting of Venice by the Italian artist Canaletto which was once owned by the UK's first prime minister has been sold for ...

The Italian master's previous record was $24.6 million for 'Grand Canal from Palazzo Balbi to the Rialto,' which sold at ...

The 18th-century masterpiece captures Venice in full splendour on Ascension Day, with the Doge’s golden barge - the Bucintoro ...

Canaletto’s sublime view of Venice, which once hung in the offices of Robert Walpole, the U.K.’s first prime minister, set a ...

Canaletto's luminous Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, has sold for a record price of £31.9 million at ...

A view of Venice by Canaletto has just set a new auction record for the artist, selling for £27.5m (£31.9m with fees) at Christie’s in London.. Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension ...

Of course, Canaletto’s Venice is only part of the story: he hints at the city’s decay in the exposed bricks and dirt and vegetation tumbling from the columns of the piazzetta.

Canaletto, Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day (1731 to 1732). Photo: Christie’s.

Canaletto's Venice: a city for pleasure seekers. Canaletto, the Venetian painter beloved of those on a Grand Tour, captured his thrilling city in all its decadent splendour, says Nick Trend.

And Canaletto, never mind his rivals, might have ended up sketching caricatures on the banks of the Grand Canal like every other struggling artist. “Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals,” which comes to ...

Exhibit of the week: Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals. The fierce competition among Venetian painters was fueled partly by 18th-century Englishmen who paid well for high-end scenic mementos.

Canaletto And The Art of Venice is at the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace until November 12. Details royalcollection.org.uk / 0303 123 7301 Related articles ...