Bernardo Bellotto
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Selected Works74

Museum Acquisitions

NGA Washington
NGA Washington
NGA Washington
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Museum of Art
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums
Detroit Institute of Arts
Getty Museum
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Toledo Museum of Art
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Pinacoteca di Brera
Pinacoteca di Brera

Previous Sales 28

Christie's
Venice, The Grand Canal looking North from the Rialto Bridge
Venice, The Grand Canal looking North from the Rialto Bridge
£1,206,500 ($1.6M USD)
Dec 2025
Christie's
The Fishermen’s Village at Pirna
The Fishermen’s Village at Pirna
£655,200 ($865k USD)
Jul 2025
Sotheby's
Rome, a view of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine
Rome, a view of the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine
Unknown
Jul 2024
Christie's
View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi
View of Verona with the Ponte delle Navi, 1745
£10,575,000 ($14M USD)
Jul 2021
Christie's
Capriccio with Roman monuments, including the Castel Sant'Angelo and Saint Peter's
Capriccio with Roman monuments, including the Castel Sant'Angelo and Saint Peter's
£300,000 ($396k USD)
Jul 2021
Christie's
Venice, the Molo, with the Doge’s Palace, the Piazzetta and the Libreria, looking west
Venice, the Molo, with the Doge’s Palace, the Piazzetta and the Libreria, looking west
£2,771,250 ($3.7M USD)
Jul 2019
Christie's
Venice, a view of the Molo, looking west, with the Palazzo Ducale and the south side of the Piazzetta
Venice, a view of the Molo, looking west, with the Palazzo Ducale and the south side of the Piazzetta
Withdrawn
Oct 2018
Christie's
The Grand Canal, Venice, looking North from the Palazzo Contarini dagli Scrigni to the Palazzo Rezzonico
The Grand Canal, Venice, looking North from the Palazzo Contarini dagli Scrigni to the Palazzo Rezzonico
£2,168,750 ($2.9M USD)
Jul 2018
Christie's
Venice: The Entrance to the Grand Canal; and The Grand Canal from the Ca' da Mosto to the Fabbriche Nuove, with the Rialto Bridge
Venice: The Entrance to the Grand Canal; and The Grand Canal from the Ca' da Mosto to the Fabbriche Nuove, with the Rialto Bridge
£3,554,500 ($4.7M USD)
Jul 2016
Christie's
Rome: The Forum with the Temple of Castor and Pollux; and The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Forum
Rome: The Forum with the Temple of Castor and Pollux; and The Temple of Antoninus and Faustina in the Forum
£6,504,000 ($8.6M USD)
Dec 2006
Christie's
The Market Square at Pirna
The Market Square at Pirna
$977,500
Jan 2003
Christie's
The Castelvecchio and the Ponte Scaligero, Verona
The Castelvecchio and the Ponte Scaligero, Verona
£1,323,750 ($1.7M USD)
Jul 2000
Christie's
Perspective de la galrie et du Jardin de son exellence Mgr.
Perspective de la galrie et du Jardin de son exellence Mgr.
£19,550 ($26k USD)
Jun 1999
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
1721 Venedig – 1780 Warschau, Nachfolge des
1721 Venedig – 1780 Warschau, Nachfolge des
€88,000 ($97k USD)
Dec 2025
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
genannt „Canaletto", 1721 Venedig – 1780 Warschau
genannt „Canaletto", 1721 Venedig – 1780 Warschau
€500,000 ($550k USD)
Sep 2025
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
genannt „Canaletto“, 1721 – 1780
genannt „Canaletto“, 1721 – 1780
€425,000 ($468k USD)
Dec 2024
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
auch genannt "Canaletto", 1721 – 1780, Nachfolge des
auch genannt "Canaletto", 1721 – 1780, Nachfolge des
€68,000 ($75k USD)
Dec 2023
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
genannt „Canaletto“, 1721 – 1780, Nachfolge des
genannt „Canaletto“, 1721 – 1780, Nachfolge des
€40,000 ($44k USD)
Sep 2023
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
genannt "Canaletto", 1721 Venedig – 1780 Warschau
genannt "Canaletto", 1721 Venedig – 1780 Warschau
€620,000 ($682k USD)
Jun 2023
Hampel Fine Art Auctions
1721 Venedig – 1780 Warschau, Schule des
1721 Venedig – 1780 Warschau, Schule des
€22,000 ($24k USD)
Jun 2023
Christie's
Venice, The Grand Canal looking South-East from the Palazzo Michiel dalle Colonne to the Fondaco dei Tedeschi
Venice, The Grand Canal looking South-East from the Palazzo Michiel dalle Colonne to the Fondaco dei Tedeschi
Bought In
Jul 2025
Christie's
Venice, the Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge seen from the South
Venice, the Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge seen from the South
$1,620,000
Oct 2022
Sotheby's
VENICE, A VIEW OF THE CAMPO AND CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA FORMOSA
VENICE, A VIEW OF THE CAMPO AND CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA FORMOSA, 1722
$3,408,000
Oct 2020
Sotheby's
VENICE, A VIEW OF THE GRAND CANAL LOOKING NORTH FROM NEAR THE RIALTO BRIDGE, WITH THE FABBRICHE NUOVE ON THE LEFT
VENICE, A VIEW OF THE GRAND CANAL LOOKING NORTH FROM NEAR THE RIALTO BRIDGE, WITH THE FABBRICHE NUOVE ON THE LEFT
$2,743,610
Dec 2017
Sotheby's
Untitled
Untitled
$3,260,217
Jul 2017

For Sale 6

Belvedere Museum · Artsy
Dresden from the Right Bank of the Elbe above the Augustus Bridge
Dresden from the Right Bank of the Elbe above the Augustus Bridge, 1747
For sale
Oil on canvas
Pinacoteca di Brera · Artsy
View of the villa Cagnola at Gazzada
View of the villa Cagnola at Gazzada, 1744
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Landscape with a Dead Tree
Landscape with a Dead Tree, 1741
For sale
Etching on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
A Capriccio of Palaces and a Loggia Facing a Classical Bridge
A Capriccio of Palaces and a Loggia Facing a Classical Bridge, 1750
For sale
Pen and black ink over graphite on two joined sheets of laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
The Fortress of Königstein
The Fortress of Königstein, 1756
For sale
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. · Artsy
Vue des Remparts de Sonnenstein (View of the Ramparts of Sonnenstein)
Vue des Remparts de Sonnenstein (View of the Ramparts of Sonnenstein)
For sale
Etching on laid paper
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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The Fortress of Königstein from the North
National Gallery · London, United Kingdom · Acquired 2017 · Accession NG6668 · Oil on canvas
The Ruins of the Pirnaischer Suburb with the Palais Fürstenhof
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2014 · Accession 2014.13 · Etching with engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Vue des Remparts de Sonnenstein (View of the Ramparts of Sonnenstein)
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 2009 · Accession 2009.127.2 · etching on laid paper
Exterior View of the Italian Gate of the Ramparts of the Town of Dresden
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.10 · Etching on ivory laid paper
A Capriccio of Palaces and a Loggia Facing a Classical Bridge
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 1999 · Accession 1999.125.1 · pen and black ink over graphite on two joined sheets of laid paper
The Ruins of the Old Kreuzkirche, Dresden
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1998 · Accession 1998.267 · Etching
A Group of Figures Surrounding Two Bird-coops
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1997 · Accession 1997.454 · Pen and brown ink over lead or graphite underdrawing
Landscape with a Dead Tree
National Gallery of Art · Washington, D.C., United States · Acquired 1996 · Accession 1996.49.1 · etching on laid paper
The Entrance to the Arsenal, Venice
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1996 · Accession 96.1558 · Oil on canvas
View of the Grand Canal: Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo
Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1991 · Accession 91.PA.73 · Paintings
Pirna: The Obertor from the South
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1991 · Accession 1991.306 · Oil on canvas
The Neumarkt, Dresden, from Moritzstrasse
Williams College Museum of Art · Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States · Acquired 1987 · Accession 87.14.5 · etching on paper
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Canaletto & Bellotto
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A Museum Show Like No Other Aschaffenburg’s ‘Bavarian Nice’ Becomes the Stage for a Powerful Ukraine-Europe Art Collaboration Amid Global Conflict!
May 2, 2026
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Medieval triptych ventures out of Dorset to sell for £5.7m in London Old Master auctions
Dec 4, 2025
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The Wallace Collection appoints Selldorf Architects to lead masterplan to transform its historic London home
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Sep 28, 2021
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Bernardo Bellotto dies
Jan 1, 1780
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Bernardo Bellotto born
Jan 1, 1721