It was McSwiney and above all Smith who stimulated Canaletto to specialize in wieldy topographical views for the tourist market and Canaletto became a much sought-after artist in this genre. He was so successful in fact that in the course of the 1730s, assisted by his pupils, he must have produced hundreds and perhaps even more views, occasionally in series of twenty or more.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 4 minutes): Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act IV, Barcarolle

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	Grand Canal: from Santa Maria della Carità to the Bacino di San Marco 1730-33 Oil on canvas, 47,9 x 80 cm Royal Collection, Windsor	1297*773 True Color 170 Kb
	A Regatta on the Grand Canal c. 1732 Oil on canvas, 77 x 126 cm Royal Collection, Windsor	1228*750 True Color 179 Kb
	Return of the Bucentoro to the Molo on Ascension Day c. 1732 Oil on canvas, 77 x 126 cm Royal Collection, Windsor	1251*770 True Color 195 Kb
	Return of the Bucentoro to the Molo on Ascension Day (detail) c. 1732 Oil on canvas Royal Collection, Windsor	700*1184 True Color 187 Kb
	Return of the Bucentoro to the Molo on Ascension Day (detail) c. 1732 Oil on canvas Royal Collection, Windsor	911*952 True Color 189 Kb
	View of the Entrance to the Arsenal c. 1732 Oil on canvas, 47 x 78,8 cm Private collection	1292*770 True Color 170 Kb
	View of the Entrance to the Arsenal (detail) c. 1732 Oil on canvas Private collection	1036*870 True Color 180 Kb
	Dolo on the Brenta c. 1730-35 Oil on canvas, 80,5 x 96,5 cm Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart	1120*927 True Color 148 Kb
	View of the Bacino di San Marco (St Mark's Basin) 1730-35 Oil on canvas, 54 x 71 cm Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan	976*668 True Color 145 Kb
	Capriccio: Ruins and Classic Buildings 1730s Oil on canvas, 87,5 x 120,5 cm Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan	1030*779 True Color 140 Kb
	Venice Viewed from the San Giorgio Maggiore - Oil on canvas, 77 x 97 cm Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt	1030*877 True Color 128 Kb
	View of Campo Santi Apostoli 1730s Oil on canvas, 45 x 77,5 cm Private collection	1110*650 True Color 116 Kb
	The Molo, Seen from the Bacino di San Marco 1730s Oil on canvas, 47 x 81 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris	1500*850 True Color 221 Kb