From 1756 until his death in 1768 Canaletto continued working with varying degrees of success. Though often relying on old sketches, he occasionally invented surprising new subjects and compositions. With the possible exception of an interruption in the 1730s, Canaletto continued painting free compositions in the form of 'vedute ideate' or capriccios as well as the accurate town views. Canaletto's fame, however, was based on the 'veduta esatta'. Like Van Wittel, Canaletto won official recognition only in old age with his admission to the Venetian Accademia in 1763 for the genre he had made popular in Venice and throughout Europe. Apparently, in keeping with tradition, his colleagues continued to view this specialty as one of modest artistic importance.

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	Palazzo Ducale and the Piazza di San Marco c. 1755 Oil on canvas, 51 x 83 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
	San Marco: the Interior c. 1755 Oil on canvas, 36,5 x 33,5 cm Royal Collection, Windsor
	Piazza San Marco: Looking South-West 1755-59 Oil on canvas, 67,3 x 102 cm Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford
	Grand Canal: Looking South-East from the Campo Santa Sophia to the Rialto Bridge c. 1756 Oil on canvas, 119 x 185 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Piazza San Marco: Looking East from the North-West Corner c. 1760 Oil on canvas, 46,5 x 38 cm National Gallery, London
	Piazza San Marco: Looking East from the South West Corner c. 1760 Oil on canvas, 45 x 35 cm National Gallery, London
	La Vigilia di Santa Marta c. 1760 Oil on canvas, 119 x 187 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Perspective View with Portico 1765 Oil on canvas, 131 x 93 cm Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
	Perspective View with Portico (detail) 1765 Oil on canvas Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
	The Lock at Dolo 1763 Oil on canvas, 31 x 45 cm Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
	Scala dei Giganti 1765 Oil on canvas, 42 x 29 cm Private collection
	The Vigilia di San Pietro after 1755 Oil on canvas, 119 x 187 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	The Campo di Rialto 1758-63 Oil on canvas, 119 x 186 cm Staatliche Museen, Berlin
	Capriccio with Classical Ruins and Buildings 1750s Oil on canvas, 62 x 74 cm Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
	Capriccio with Ruins and Porta Portello, Padua 1750s Oil on canvas, 61 x 76 cm Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
	Capriccio of a Bridge Leading to a Fortress by the Venetian Lagoon - Oil on canvas, 29 x 41 cm Private collection