Summary Born in Venice in 1721, trained by his famous uncle Canaletto, the famous landscape painter Bernardo Bellotto did not stick to the City of the Doges. He was rather the rolling stone kind, traveling from one European court to another (Dresden, Vienna, Munich). In 1764, he accepted an invitation from Poland's newly elected King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski later (from 1768) to become his court painter in Warsaw.. Happy to work in Poland at he service of an enlightened monarch he settled down and remained there for 16 years, until his death. This is where, in 1773, he painted an intriguing "veduta" of the Polish capital and the environs of the Castle entitled "A View of Warsaw from the Royal Castle".
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Clémentine Célarié
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 30, 2017
Countries of origin : France
Official sites : Les Poissons Volants
Language : French
Production companies : Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) ARTE Les Poissons Volants
Summary Born in Venice in 1721, trained by his famous uncle Canaletto, the famous landscape painter Bernardo Bellotto did not stick to the City of the Doges. He was rather the rolling stone kind, traveling from one European court to another (Dresden, Vienna, Munich). In 1764, he accepted an invitation from Poland's newly elected King Stanislaus Augustus Poniatowski later (from 1768) to become his court painter in Warsaw.. Happy to work in Poland at he service of an enlightened monarch he settled down and remained there for 16 years, until his death. This is where, in 1773, he painted an intriguing "veduta" of the Polish capital and the environs of the Castle entitled "A View of Warsaw from the Royal Castle".
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Dec 30, 2017
Countries of origin : France
Official sites : Les Poissons Volants
Language : French
Production companies : Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) ARTE Les Poissons Volants
