Venice: Canaletto and His Rivals May 8, 2011

Venice inspired a school of competitive "view painters" whose achievements are among the most brilliant in 18th-century art. The exhibition will celebrate the rich variety of these Venetian views, known as vedute, through 20 masterworks by Canaletto (1697-1768) and some 40 by his rivals, including Francesco Guardi, Bernardo Bellotto, and Michele Marieschi.