Grand Canal from Palazzo Balbi towards the Rialto

The Grand Canal, seen northeast from Palazzo Balbi towards the Rialto Bridge is an oil painting by Canaletto after his stay in Rome in 1723. It was commissioned by a Venetian nobleman in order to decorate his palace. The commission consists of a total of four canvases, the Rio dei Mendicanti, Grand Canal, view northeast from Palazzo Balbi towards the Rialto Bridge (both in the Venetian museum of Ca'Rezzonico) and the Grand Canal, view East from Campo San Vio and Piazza San Marco (both in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid).

The image it shows is a well-known part of Venice. The painting shows on the left a part of the main façade of the Balbi Palace and the two rows of buildings that are located on the banks of the Grand Canal.