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Living in the shadow of his famous uncle Canaletto, Bernardo Bellotto had to forge his own path. While his uncle painted Venice with a golden, romantic glow, Bellotto saw the city in cool, “silvery” high-definition. Discover the story behind his precise View of the Grand Canal, how 18th-century tourists used art as the original Instagram, and how Bellotto’s obsession with detail eventually helped rebuild a war-torn city centuries later.

Explore the beauty and significance of Neo-Classical and Impressionist art in landscape scenes from France, and discover their impact on art and modern creativity.