Entrance to the Grand Canal Venice, Canaletto

Title: Entrance to the Grand Canal Venice, painting created in 1730 by Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, an 18th-century Venetian painter. This painting is part of the extensive series of oils that Canaletto made of the same landscape. It is one of his most dynamic compositions, with the impassive cathedral on the left, the still buildings on the right, all set against the activity of the gondoliers, merchants, and citizens of the time, who brought life to one of the most prosperous cities in the world at that time. The work is currently located at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), USA.