Canaletto documentary and exhibition on Sky Arte
Sky Arte HD airs a documentary on Canaletto on May 17, 2018, coinciding with the exhibition 'Canaletto 1697-1768' at Museo di Palazzo Braschi in Rome. The show features 42 paintings, 10 drawings, and original documents, including a Thames view split for 250 years, now reunited. The canvas from the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana is lent by Cuba for the first time.
Key facts
- Documentary airs Thursday, May 17, 2018 on Sky Arte HD
- Exhibition 'Canaletto 1697-1768' at Museo di Palazzo Braschi, Rome
- 42 paintings and 10 drawings on display
- Reunited Thames view painting split for 250 years
- Canvas from Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, first loan from Cuba
- Canaletto died 250 years ago
- Canaletto changed vedutismo, celebrated Enlightenment optimism
- He was popular with international aristocracy on Grand Tour
Entities
Artists
- Canaletto
Institutions
- Sky Arte HD
- Museo di Palazzo Braschi
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Havana
- Cuba