A Research Paper Canaletto one of the masters of his time and probably a master of time. His work captured everyone’s eyes when seen. His work if looked at for mere seconds would resemble a photograph. Today his work is highly appraised for his great detail and his ability to capture a moment. This research paper will over view his life and works and will also answer these four questions:
1. How does this piece of art/artifact or its artist deepen the understanding of the cultural, political, and historical time it was created?
2. Examine the people and/or goals (THE BAD GUYS) whose actions result in the devastating consequences for both people and treasures that have been taken.
3. Investigate the life of the famous …show more content…
Art does one of two things, it captures a moment of it tells a story. In Giovani Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto, artworks capture the heat of the moment and telling a story were always important in his works. Canaletto was an artist who usually painted grand paintings of glorious occasions and festivities. History was a big part of Canaletto’s works as an …show more content…
Today to understand what has happened we look to ancient artifacts that have withstood the test of time to better understand. Art is one of the reasons why we know so much about what has happened in the world. Finding a cave may not seem like much but when it is full of hand paintings of creatures of past and of culture we will discover much about the way that it was in that time frame. Art is a rare thing and when it is found we have a better understand of what took place and how it was like in that time period.
Canaletto and his work will go down in history as some of the best ever seen or imagined. In his lifetime he revolutionized the way people would think and how they would perceive art and how it is made. Canaletto was one of the greatest artists of all time and to have one of his works it is priceless. Now that he has made history and people understand and know who and what greatness he has done they understand that not only does the man make the art but sometimes the art will make the