Canaletto's Venice masterpiece sets new auction record with €37.8m sale at Christie's London

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Canaletto's Venice masterpiece sets new auction record with €37.8m sale at Christie's London  The 18th-century masterpiece captures Venice in full splendour on Ascension Day, with the Doge’s golden barge - the Bucintoro - at its centre.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/07/02/canalettos-venice-masterpiece-sets-new-auction-record-with-378m-sale-at-christies-london  Spark your senses, wake your wonder. Euronews Culture seeks to show creativity in action and inspire our audience to explore the world through the five senses. Start your journey through the best of Europe's arts, gastronomy, traditions and high-end craftsmanship.

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00:00The painting is by Canaletto, the greatest exponent of the view painting, or the vedute,

00:27in the 18th century, and it represents a view of Venice from the Bacino towards the Molo,

00:34towards the Doge's Palace, which is the principal element of the architectural backdrop.

00:40And it's painted to represent Ascension Day, the festival and feast of Ascension Day,

00:45when the Doge sailed in the Bucintoro, his gilded barge, which you see in the centre of the composition,

00:51out to the Lido, towards the Adriatic Sea, and whereupon he would cast a ring into the Adriatic

01:01to symbolise Venice's marriage to the sea.

01:05Ascension Day

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