A painting of Venice by the Italian artist Canaletto which was once owned by the UK's first prime minister has been sold for ...

The 18th-century masterpiece captures Venice in full splendour on Ascension Day, with the Doge’s golden barge - the Bucintoro ...

Canaletto's luminous Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day, has sold for a record price of £31.9 million at ...

A view of Venice by Canaletto has just set a new auction record for the artist, selling for £27.5m (£31.9m with fees) at Christie’s in London.

A work depicting Venice by 18th-century Italian painter Canaletto has set a new auction record for the artist, selling for £27.5m (€32.6m) - or £31.9m (€37.8m) with fees - at Christie’s in London.

Canaletto’s sublime view of Venice, which once hung in the offices of Robert Walpole, the U.K.’s first prime minister, set a new auction record for the Italian painter when it sold for £31.9 million ...

Titled Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day (c.1732) and once owned by Britain’s first prime minister Robert Walpole, the work exceeded its estimate of $20m. Measuring 86 x 138cm, it’s ...

Giovanni Antonio Canal, Called Il Canaletto, Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day. Courtesy of Christie's. A ...

A painting of Venice by the Italian artist Canaletto which was once owned by the UK's first prime minister has been sold for a record fee. Venice, the Return of the Bucintoro on Ascension Day - ...

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