Bernardo Bellotto

Italian | 1722 - 1780

Bernardo Bellotto was an Italian Old Masters painter who was born in 1722. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The National Gallery, London have featured Bernardo Bellotto's work in the past.Bernardo Bellotto's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 304 USD to 14,558,124 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 14,558,124 USD for View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi, sold at Christie's London in 2021. Bernardo Bellotto has been featured in articles for Polish Radio, ArtDaily and Glasstire. The most recent article is A Globe-Trotting Guide to Contested Sites, Dubious Historical Restorations and Harrowing Heritage Destruction written for The Art Newspaper in April 2023. The artist died in 1780.

Artist's alternative names: Bernardo Canaletto

The courtyard of the Fortress of Königstein with the Magdalenenburg

oil on canvas

19 5/8 x 31 5/8 in. (49.7 x 80.3 cm.)

Venice: The Entrance to the Grand Canal; and The Grand Canal from the Ca' da Mosto to the Fabbriche Nuove, with the Rialto Bridge

oil on canvas

24 1/8 x 36 3/8 in. (61.2 x 92.4 cm.)

Rome: The Forum with the Temple of Castor and Pollux; and The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Forum

oil on canvas

24 3/8 x 38 1/8 in. (61.9 x 96.8 cm.)

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At Auction

Upcoming Lots

Widok na Rynek Nowego Miasta w Dreźnie

By Bernardo Bellotto

Desa Unicum

Recent Auction Results

Perspective de la Place de la grande Garde

By Bernardo Bellotto

-4%

below mid-estimate

Swann Auction Galleries

VUE DE LA VILLE DE PIRNE DEVANT LA PORTE NOMMÉE DOHNAISZH THOR' (VIEW OF PIRNA FROM THE WEST SIDE WITH THE DOHNAIAN GATE)

By Bernardo Bellotto

Hargesheimer Art Auctions

Bellotto, Bernardo, gen. Canaletto

By Bernardo Bellotto

-34%

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Kiefer

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Past Exhibitions

European Splendors: Highlights from the Kress Collection

The Columbia Museum of Art

Columbia | South Carolina | USA

Oct 01,2022 - Jan 01,2023

Enchantingly Real: Bernardo Bellotto at The Court Of Saxony

SKD, Zwinger

Dresden | Germany

May 21,2022 - Aug 28,2022

Bellotto: Views On A Fortress

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester | UK

Nov 20,2021 - Feb 27,2022

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Articles

A Globe-Trotting Guide to Contested Sites, Dubious Historical Restorations and Harrowing Heritage Destruction

The Art Newspaper 03/04/2023

Book "Monumental Lies" is a searching exploration of the truths and untruths embodied in contested heritage

Art by Bellotto Showcased in Warsaw: Audio Report

Polish Radio 23/09/2022

The Royal Castle in the Polish capital Warsaw is hosting an exhibition of art by Bernardo Bellotto, one of the most famous "vedutisti" of the 18th century.