Art, literature & history
Landscape with Ruined Monuments
c. 1740
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 14.4 x 21.6 cm (5 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.) sheet: 17.7 x 24.5 cm (6 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1986.80.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Canaletto. Landscape with Ruined Monuments. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Landscape with Ruined Monuments — Canaletto. c. 1740.
Medium: etching on laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 14.4 x 21.6 cm (5 11/16 x 8 1/2 in.) sheet: 17.7 x 24.5 cm (6 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1986.80.2. Gift of Dr. Ruth Benedict in memory of William S. Benedict.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.