A Regatta On The Grand Canal By Canaletto At The Queen`s House Museum In Greenwich London England Editorial Image

A Regatta on the Grand Canal by Canaletto at the Queen`s House museum in Greenwich London England. The view is of the entire central stretch of the Grand Canal, looking north-east from Ca` Foscari towards the Rialto, which can just be seen in the far distance. The finishing line at the mouth of the Rio di Ca` Foscari was marked by the macchina della regatta, a canopied pavilion floating on a raft tethered to moorings, seen here in the left foreground. The balconies and windows are hung with coloured cloths; spectators, many in the carnival bauta of black cape and white mask, crowd the buildings and the boats, including the ceremonial bissone of the noble families, that line the canal.