Venetian painter. When the supply of Grand Tourists coming to Venice and buying his paintings dried up due to war, Canaletto decided to come to England. He arrived in 1746 and stayed until 1755, painting a number of London scenes. of an excellent 2007 exhibition 'Canaletto in England'.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Antonio Canaletto
Commemorated ati
Antonio Canaletto - W2
This plaque is not genuine. English Heritage have told us that they have, on ...
Dulwich Picture Gallery
Dulwich Picture Gallery Dulwich Picture Gallery, England's very first public ...
Spirit of Soho Mural
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
Other Subjects
Paolo Veronese
Artist. Born in Verona as Paolo Caliari (he took his professional name from his birthplace). He trained as a stone-cutter, but under the influence of Titian settled in Venice. He produced frescoes ...
Sir William Rothenstein
Artist. Born at 4 Spring Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire. He studied at the Slade School of Art in London, and at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he met and was encouraged by James McNeill Whistler a...
Create London
From their website: Create London commissions art and architecture in the public realm. Create works with local communities in cities to commission art and architecture that is ambitious, purposefu...
Jerome Davenport
Australian graffiti artist with the Twitter/Instagram handle @ketones6000.
Christopher Garnham
Victim of the Marchioness tragedy, aged 31. He was an artist and photographer from Ipswich.

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