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Le Louvre perd deux Canaletto mais gagne deux Bellotto

22/9/14 - Attribution - Paris, Musée du Louvre - Deux tableaux de la donation Victor Lyon au Louvre viennent de voir leurs cartels modifiés. Cette évolution n’est pas anodine : ces deux toiles que l’on pensait de Canaletto, Le Pont du Rialto et L’église de la Salute (ill. 1 et 2) sont désormais, officiellement, reconnues comme étant en réalité de la main de son neveu Bernardo Bellotto.


1. Bernardo Bellotto (1722-1780)
Le Pont du Rialto
Huile sur toile - 119 x 154 cm
Paris, Musée du Louvre
Photo : Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier-M. Bard
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2. Bernardo Bellotto (1722-1780)
L’église de la Salute
Huile sur toile - 119 x 154 cm
Paris, Musée du Louvre
Photo : Musée du Louvre/A. Dequier-M. Bard
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