Giuseppe Canella Verone 1788 - Florence 1847

Oil on millboard. Very good overall condition. Tiny cracks in the sky. No repaints visible under UV light.colours are a bit stronger and slightly darker in the painting.
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C'est peut être l'un des plus jolis sujets de Canella. Il oppose la haute tour de l'Horloge aux lignes horizontales des ponts, dégageant la partie droite du tableau afin de l'éclairer. Mais le charme du tableau vient de son animation pittoresque: des élégantes passent à côté des personnages en blouses bleues, des diligences et des charrettes circulent au milieu de la foule. Tout le Paris de la fin de la Restauration est évoqué. Une lumière vive et fraîche achève de donner une impression joyeuse. 
Il existe plusieurs versions de ce même sujet: un tableau de plus grandes dimensions est conservé au Musée Carnavalet à Paris; une version presque identique s'est vendue chez Sotheby's à New York, le 13 octobre 1993, sous le lot n°5 (pour 39 100 $).