File:Bernardo Bellotto, il Canaletto - View of Gazzada near Varese - WGA01817.jpg
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[edit]Bernardo Bellotto: View of Gazzada near Varese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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View of Gazzada near Varese label QS:Lit,"Veduta di Gazzada"
label QS:Lfr,"Vue de Gazzada près de Varese"
label QS:Lpl,"Widok Gazzady w okolicy Varese"
label QS:Luk,"Вид Гадзади"
label QS:Lru,"Вид Гадзады"
label QS:Lde,"Blick auf Gazzada bei Varese"
label QS:Len,"View of Gazzada near Varese"
label QS:Lhy,"Գաձադայի տեսարան" |
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Object type | painting / Veduta | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | landscape painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
The two canvases were acquired for Brera from the antique dealer Alessandro Brison. Painted during Bellotto’s journey to Lombardy in 1744, they constitute one of the highest achievements of Europe an landscape painting, while at the same time representing a move in a new direction thanks to the naturalness of the representation and its adherence to reality: unlike the traditional vedute of Canaletto, which immersed Venice in a brilliant and timeless light, Bellotto’s canvases depict a precise moment of the day, investigating both its colors and the peculiar effects of its light and thereby opening the door to the evolution of the genre in the 19th century. Ever since they entered the Pinacoteca it was thought that they were linked to the villa of the Melzi family, and that the canvases had been commissioned by Antonio Maria Melzi, owner of the villa at Vaprio d’Adda – also painted by the artist – and a prominent figure in Milan under Austrian rule. In reality, recent research has revealed that it was not until 1838 that the Melzi became the owners of the building represented here, which at the time of Bellotto’s visit belonged to the noblemen Gabrio and Giuseppe Perabò from Varese, who held prestigious posts in the administration of the city and above all had friendly relations with Cardinal Giuseppe Pozzobonelli, a knowledgeable collector who became bishop of Milan in 1744. |
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Date | 1744 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 84.5 cm (33.2 in) ; width: 98.5 cm (38.7 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+84.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+98.5U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q150066
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Accession number |
214 (Pinacoteca di Brera) |
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Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork reference_wga QS:P973,"http://www.wga.hu/html/b/bellotto/1/bello107.html" |
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