Giuseppe Canella the Elder
View of the Escorial (one of a pair)

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Artist Giuseppe Canella the Elder (Italian, 1788–1847)Italian, 1788–1847

CultureItalian

Titles

View of the Escorial (one of a pair)

Dateearly 19th century

Place depictedSan Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

MediumOil on metal

DimensionsPanel: 3 3/8 × 4 3/4 in. (8.6 × 12.1 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Edward Oppenheimer, Jr. Charitable Trust in memory of Edward Oppenheimer, Jr., various donors in memory Ms. Elly Thüring, Barbara C. Goedecke in honor of Helga Aurisch, Rita Hendrix, and the Wolff-Toomim Foundation in memory of Linda Finger

Object number2016.6.1

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

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ProvenancePrivate collection; [Sotheby's, New York, Sale N09107, "The Courts of Europe," 30 January, 2014, lot 130]; [Deborah Gage Fine Art, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2015.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed verso: Vista de el Escorial

Signed LL: Canella

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