File:Canaletto - The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute.jpg

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Artist



Alternative names	Birth name: Giovanni Antonio Canal Pseudonym: Il Canaletto
Description	Italian painter, draughtsman and etcher
Date of birth/death	17 October 1697	10 April 1768
Location of birth/death	Venice	Venice
Work period	from 1716 until 1768
Work location	Venice (1716–1719), Rome (1719), Vienna, Dresden, Venice (1720–1746), London (circa 1746–1756), Venice (circa 1756–1768)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Español: El Gran Canal y la Iglesia de la Salud(1730)

English: The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute (1730)

Date

1730

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

49.5 × 72.5 cm (19.5 × 28.5 in)

Current location

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

	Native name	Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
	Location	Houston, Texas, USA
	Coordinates	29° 43′ 32.50″ N, 95° 23′ 25.50″ W
	Established	1924
	Website	www.mfah.org

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Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
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File change date and time	11:07, 8 May 2011
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