Canaletto & Bellotto
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Venice, London, Vienna
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Explore Venice, London, and Vienna through the eyes of Canaletto and Bellotto, two of the eighteenth century’s most celebrated city painters. Discover how these Venetian masters created views that are scientifically precise and yet also dramatic compositions – works crafted to captivate an international audience.
The famous city views of Giovanni Antonio Canal (better known as Canaletto) and his nephew Bernardo Bellotto (who often called himself Canaletto as well, to emphasize his connection to his celebrated uncle) take centre stage in the upcoming exhibition at the Kunsthistorisches Museum. With the help of optical devices, such as the camera obscura, these two Venetian painters surveyed European cities with scientific precision, yet creatively transformed what they saw into grand pictorial scenes.
Both artists painted spectacular views of their hometown, Venice, but they both left the lagoon city to pursue their careers abroad: Canaletto moved to London, while Bellotto worked in Dresden and Vienna.
Featuring major international loans – many of which have never before been exhibited in Austria – the exhibition invites you to rediscover the eighteenth-century city and two artists whose careers mirror a Europe shaped by mobility, war, and uncertainty.
Dates
- Wed 04/15/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 04/16/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 04/17/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 04/18/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 04/19/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 04/21/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 04/22/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 04/23/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 04/24/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 04/25/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 04/26/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 04/28/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 04/29/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 04/30/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 05/01/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 05/02/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 05/03/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 05/05/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 05/06/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 05/07/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 05/08/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 05/09/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 05/10/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 05/12/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 05/13/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 05/14/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 05/15/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 05/16/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 05/17/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 05/19/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 05/20/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 05/21/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 05/22/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 05/23/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 05/24/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Mon 05/25/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 05/26/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 05/27/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 05/28/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 05/29/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 05/30/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 05/31/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 06/02/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 06/03/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 06/04/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 06/05/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 06/06/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 06/07/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 06/09/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 06/10/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 06/11/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 06/12/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 06/13/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 06/14/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 06/16/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 06/17/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 06/18/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 06/19/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 06/20/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 06/21/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 06/23/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 06/24/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 06/25/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 06/26/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 06/27/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 06/28/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 06/30/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 07/01/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 07/02/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 07/03/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 07/04/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 07/05/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 07/07/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 07/08/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 07/09/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 07/10/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 07/11/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 07/12/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 07/14/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 07/15/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 07/16/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 07/17/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 07/18/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 07/19/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 07/21/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 07/22/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 07/23/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 07/24/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 07/25/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 07/26/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 07/28/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 07/29/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 07/30/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 07/31/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 08/01/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 08/02/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 08/04/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 08/05/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 08/06/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 08/07/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 08/08/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 08/09/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 08/11/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 08/12/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 08/13/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 08/14/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 08/15/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 08/16/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 08/18/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 08/19/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 08/20/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 08/21/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 08/22/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 08/23/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 08/25/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 08/26/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 08/27/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 08/28/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 08/29/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 08/30/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Tue 09/01/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Wed 09/02/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Thu 09/03/2026 10:00 AM – 09:00 PM
- Fri 09/04/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sat 09/05/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
- Sun 09/06/2026 10:00 AM – 06:00 PM
Event Location
- Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Wien
- www.khm.at
- info@khm.at
