Rebecca Flint Instagram – The humble postcard of the regency era: Canaletto’s Paintings Giovanni Antonio Canal, born 1697, and popularly known as Canaletto. His topographical views of the 5.2kmsq island captured what all who visit Venice experience – that every sightline is beautiful, that the roads are made of water, that the buildings are towering, and the culture is rich. His paintings shot to popularity particularly in England, with even today, almost every grand house and stately home proudly hanging a window to another world 🪟 #canaletto #neobaroque #canalettoandvenice #canalettovenezia #baroquearchitecture #venicebiennale #18thcentury #historical #historylovers #18thcenturyart #1700s #neoclassicism #venicelife #venezia #veneziaunica #biennaledivenezia #historyofart #historyart #arthistorymemes #arthistory101 #arthistorynerds #artandhistory #arthistorynerd #classicalpainting #arthistory #classicalart