EOS Exhibition On Screen: CANALETTO and THE ART OF VENICE

AT THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Directed by David Bickerstaff

Friday 17 August 10.30am

Sunday 19 August 1.30pm

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN open its fifth season with Canaletto & the Art of Venice, an immersive journey into the life and art of Venice’s famous view-painter. No artist better captures the essence and allure of Venice than Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto.

The remarkable group of over 200 paintings, drawings and prints on display offer unparalleled insight into the artistry of Canaletto and his contemporaries, and the city he became a master at capturing. The film also offers the chance to step inside two official royal residences – Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle – to learn more about the artist, and Joseph Smith, the man who introduced Canaletto to Britain.

Cinema-goers will embark on their very own 21st century Grand Tour, visiting the sites enjoyed by their 18th century counterparts and immortalised in Canaletto’s views – from the Rialto Bridge to the Piazza San Marco, and the Palazzo Ducale to the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo. Guided by Royal Collection Trust curators and the world’s leading experts in Venetian history, the film is not only a wonderful way to see the exhibition, but an opportunity to get closer to Canaletto and the city that inspired him.

Running time: 85 minutes

next: 
October 2018   
Cézanne – Portraits of a Life, From the National Portrait Gallery London, Musée D’Orsay Paris & National Gallery of Art Washington DC, 85 min

December 2018   

I, Claude Monet, 90 min  

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