“Giovanni Antonio Canal (18 October 1697 – 19 April 1768),[1] commonly known as Canaletto (Italian: [kanaˈletto][2]), was an Italian painter from the Republic of Venice, considered important member of the 18th-century Venetian school. “
Good golly...the guy was a prolific painter! Of course, you couldn’t find a more beautiful place than Venice to ply your trade.