Art, literature & history
Imaginary View of Padua
c. 1735/1746
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- image: 29.6 × 43.2 cm (11 5/8 × 17 in.) plate: 30.1 × 43.5 cm (11 7/8 × 17 1/8 in.) sheet (trimmed irregularly): 38.6 × 53.7 cm (15 3/16 × 21 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1941.1.181
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Canaletto. Imaginary View of Padua. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Imaginary View of Padua — Canaletto. c. 1735/1746.
Medium: etching.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): image: 29.6 × 43.2 cm (11 5/8 × 17 in.) plate: 30.1 × 43.5 cm (11 7/8 × 17 1/8 in.) sheet (trimmed irregularly): 38.6 × 53.7 cm (15 3/16 × 21 1/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1941.1.181. Gift of W.G. Russell Allen.
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.