magine that you're a tourist in Venice, visiting your favorite sites in the city. You might stand in the Piazza San Marco (also known as Saint Mark's Square), the public square that Canaletto depicted in this painting.	Antonio Canale, called Canaletto (Venice, Italy, 1697-1768) Piazza San Marco Looking South and West 1763 Oil on canvas 23 1/4 x 40 1/2 in. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, M.83.39 Photo ©2002 LACMA [Click on image for larger view]
What would you see there? Clusters of people chatting, shopkeepers at their wooden stands shaded by colored umbrellas, and the bell tower that rises high above.