"Regatta on The Grand Canal" by Canaletto

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Ben Street talks us through this masterpiece by Canaletto, painted in about 1740, when he was at the peak of his career. This painting, and others from around the time, were painted to appeal to wealthy foreign visitors on the Grand Tour, which is why so few of them remain in Italy.

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