Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, painted Piazza San Marco, Venice around 1730–1734, during the height of his career as the preeminent vedutista of 18th-century Venice. Executed in oil on canvas, the work measures 76.2 x 118.8 cm (framed: 109.6 x 148.5 cm) and is now housed in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums.
