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🎨 Arts
October 15, 2026 at 06:03 PM
Venetian Artist Canaletto Merged Fantasy and Architectural Detail in This Previously Unseen Sketch, Heading to Auction This Month
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
A previously unseen sketch by 18th-century Venetian artist Canaletto, known for blending fantasy with architecture, has been discovered and is set to go to auction, potentially fetching up to $80,000.
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