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Canaletto, Stonemason’s Yard

Canaletto, Stonemason’s Yard

by Juraj Lipscher | Aug 7, 2015

Stonemason’s Yard is another sight of Venice where the sky is painted with Prussian blue shortly after its discovery by Diesbach in Germany.

Canaletto, The Feast Day of Saint Roch

Canaletto, The Feast Day of Saint Roch

by Juraj Lipscher | Aug 6, 2015

The Feastday of Saint Roch: Canaletto’s use of Prussian blue for the sky is one of the earliest occurrences of this pigment in the history of painting.

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