1/internal/media/dispatcher/139244/fullChioggia before Sunrise1838[Giuseppe Canella der Ältere]Giuseppe Canella der ÄltereOil on canvasThe day begins calmly in this small bay. The rising sun drenches the sky in warm pastels. This spectacular gradation extends across the wide top section of the composition, which Giuseppe Canella gives ample space by positioning the horizon low on the canvas. After starting out as a frescoist and scenographer, he painted his first views of the lagoon while visiting Venice in 1815. From then on, the city inspired him to create detailed, realistic vedute in the tradition of Canaletto on the one hand and atmospheric pictures, like this vividly colored portrayal of early morning light, on the other. Canella subsequently found success as a landscape, veduta, and maritime painter. Paintinghttps://sammlungtest.belvedere.at/objects/12575/rdf