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Canaletto documentary and exhibition on Sky Arte

exhibition · 2026-05-04

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

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