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Canaletto frames

Scope note

Use for frames with carved moldings and decorations of small mirrors and flowers interrupted by plain areas, named after the 18th-century Venetian painter Giovanni Antonio Canaletto.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000189895

Broader Terms used

<frames by form>

Term used for

frames, Canaletto

Equivalent Terms used

Canaletto frame

Created

12yrs ago

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