The new season of Exhibition on Screen is based on an exhibition in the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace. Opens with Canaletto and the Art of Venice, a film that takes viewers on a captivating journey through the life and art of the famous Venetian landscape painter. Noone captured the essence and magic of Venice better than Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto.
Director: David Bickerstaff
English art documentary, 90 minutes, 2017 … in English, with Hungarian subtitles.
The screenings will take place in several cities see date/timing at the below cinemas:
Pécs – Apollo Cinema
Székesfehérvár – Barátság Cinema
Sátoraljaújhely – Latabár Cinema
Jászberény – Lehel Film-Theater
Szentendre – P’Art Cinema
In Budapest – Uránia National Film Theater … December, 21. 2025 – January, 3. 2026.
Featuring over 200 paintings, drawings and prints, the exhibition offers an unparalleled insight into the art of Canaletto and his contemporaries, and the city he so masterfully captured. The film also gives us the chance to step inside two official royal residences – Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle – to learn more about the artist and Joseph Smith, who introduced Canaletto to Britain.
Viewers are taken on a 21st century ‘Grand Tour’, visiting the sights that were once the city’s most famous landmarks in the 18th century. The film takes us on a personal tour of the city, which was also enjoyed by their 17th-century predecessors and immortalized in Canaletto’s paintings – from the Rialto Bridge to St. Mark’s Square, from the Doge’s Palace to the Church of Santi Giovanni e Paolo. The film features individual guided tours by curators of the Royal Collection and world-renowned experts in Venetian history, ensuring that we get closer to Canaletto and the city that inspired him.
Update by: Aggie Reite
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