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Painting of an arcaded palace courtyard with a grand staircase, statues, and figures in period dress under blue sky.

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Venice: Capriccio of the Courtyard of the Doges' Palace with the Scala dei Giganti, Giovanni Antonio Canal (1744), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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This capriccio shows an imagined courtyard of an arcaded palace, with a broad staircase flanked by two classical statues and figures in period dress moving across the paved floor. A domed church and a tall bell tower rise in the background beneath a pale blue sky. The painting is by Giovanni Antonio Canal, dated 1744, and is held in the Royal Collection.

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