The painting, once owned by Britain’s first prime minister, Robert Walpole, was sold during Christie's £55m Old Master sale ...

Returns are down and more than half of all spring auction sales realized a loss, according to JP Mei and MA Moses Art ...

A painting of Venice by the Italian artist Canaletto which was once owned by the UK's first prime minister has been sold for ...

The Italian master's previous record was $24.6 million for 'Grand Canal from Palazzo Balbi to the Rialto,' which sold at ...

Giovanni Antonio Canal, Called Il Canaletto, Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day. Courtesy of Christie's. A ...

Canaletto's luminous Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, has sold for a record price of £31.9 million at ...

Of course, Canaletto’s Venice is only part of the story: he hints at the city’s decay in the exposed bricks and dirt and vegetation tumbling from the columns of the piazzetta.

★ ★ CANALETTO AND THE ART OF VENICE. Directed by David Bickerstaff. Written by Bickerstaff and Phil Grabsky. At Museum of Fine Arts, various dates, Jan. 3-25. 87 minutes.

Canaletto's Venice: a city for pleasure seekers. Canaletto, the Venetian painter beloved of those on a Grand Tour, captured his thrilling city in all its decadent splendour, says Nick Trend.

Canaletto’s sublime view of Venice, which once hung in the offices of Robert Walpole, the U.K.’s first prime minister, set a new auction record for the Italian painter when it sold for £31.9 ...

“Canaletto and the Art of Venice” is shown Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 25 and 26, at 2 p.m. each day. Phil Grabsky’s documentary […] Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.

Canaletto’s sublime view of Venice, which once hung in the offices of Robert Walpole, the U.K.’s first prime minister, set a ...