Bernardo Bellotto (ca 1721-1780) a wanderer painter

He was known as Canaletto because he was Giovanni Antonio Canal’s nephew. He traveled through various cities of East Central Europe, namely Vienna, Dresden and Warsaw. He always had work to de done but he liked a constant change of scene.


Conheciam-no por Canaletto por ser sobrinho de Giovanni António Canal. Viajou por várias cidades da Europa Central o Oriental, nomeadamente Viena de Áustria, Dresda e Varsóvia. Trabalho não lhe faltava mas gostava de mudar de ambiente.

Bernardo Bellotto (ca 1721-1780)-'Wien. Panorama from Palais Kaunitz'-oil on canvas-(1759-1760) Budapeste-Museum of Fine Arts

Bernardo Bellotto (ca 1721-1780)-'view of Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe with the August bridge-oil on canvas-(1749-1751) Dresden-Gemäldegalerie

Bernardo Bellotto (ca 1721-1780)-'view of Pirna from Posta'-oil on canvas-1752 St Petersburg-Hermitage

Bernardo Bellotto (ca 1721-1780)-'view of Warsaw from the Royal Palace'-oil on canvas-1773 Stockholm-Nationalmuseum

Bernardo Bellotto (ca 1721-1780)-'view of Verona and the river Adige from the Ponte Nuovo'-oil on canvas Dresden-Gemäldegalerie