The Stonemason’s Yard (National Gallery, London)

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The Stonemason’s Yard (National Gallery, London) is an early 18th-century Venetian cityscape painting by Canaletto, celebrated for its detailed depiction of everyday life and architectural precision in a humble square near the Grand Canal.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cityscape painting ⓘ
oil painting ⓘ
painting ⓘ
veduta ⓘ
artist Canaletto ⓘ
collection National Gallery, London ⓘ
linked to: National Gallery
countryOfOrigin Republic of Venice ⓘ
creator Canaletto ⓘ
dateOfCreation early 18th century ⓘ
depicts Campo San Vidal ⓘ
Grand Canal ⓘ
Venetian architecture ⓘ
Venice ⓘ
domestic activities ⓘ
everyday life in Venice ⓘ
humble square near the Grand Canal ⓘ
stone masons at work ⓘ
exhibitedAt National Gallery, London ⓘ
linked to: National Gallery
genre cityscape ⓘ
veduta ⓘ
hasPart church of San Vidal ⓘ
distant view of the Grand Canal ⓘ
figures in a small square ⓘ
stone blocks and building materials ⓘ
hasQuality complex spatial construction ⓘ
lively figure groups ⓘ
naturalistic lighting ⓘ
inception c. 1725 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English title ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom ⓘ
location National Gallery, London ⓘ
linked to: National Gallery
materialUsed canvas ⓘ
oil paint ⓘ
medium oil on canvas ⓘ
movement Rococo ⓘ
Venetian school ⓘ
notableFor architectural precision ⓘ
detailed depiction of everyday life ⓘ
early masterpiece by Canaletto ⓘ
informal, humble urban setting ⓘ
originalLanguageOfTitle Italian ⓘ
partOf National Gallery collection of Italian paintings ⓘ
linked to: National Gallery
style highly detailed topographical style ⓘ

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Canaletto → notableWork → The Stonemason’s Yard (National Gallery, London) ⓘ
Giovanni Antonio Canal → notableWork → The Stonemason’s Yard (National Gallery, London) ⓘ