| definition | an art movement, prominent in 18th-century Italy, focused on highly detailed, realistic paintings or prints of cityscapes and landscapes, especially popular with Grand Tour travelers as souvenirs of famous sites like Rome and Venice. Key elements include precise architectural detail, often achieved with tools like the camera obscura, and two main types: veduta esatta (exact views) and veduta ideata (imaginary or idealized views, also called capricci). Masters like Canaletto and Guardi defined the Venetian style. |