or CANALETTO, ANTONIO, a Venetian painter, was bred with his father, a scene-painter at Venice. In 1719 he went to Rome, where he employed himself chiefly in delineating ancient ruins, and studied the effect of light and shade, in which he became an adept. On returning home he devoted his powers to views in his native city, which he painted with a clear and firm touch, introducing groups of figures with much effect. In his later days he resided some time in England. His pictures are greatly esteemed. According to Zanetti, he died in 1768, aged seventy-one.