Canale Grande mit der Chiesa degli Scalzi alle Fondamenta della Croce und San Simeone Piccola (Nachahmer)

Grand Canal with the Church of the Scalzi and San Simeone Piccolo, now in the Bavarian State Painting Collections and attributed to an imitator of Canaletto, depicts the western entrance to Venice's principal waterway. The view shows the two churches that flanked the canal's opening — the Scalzi (Discalced Carmelites) and San Simeone Piccolo with its distinctive Pantheon-inspired dome. Canaletto's enormous success generated a substantial market in copies and imitations, produced by workshop assistants, followers, and independent copyists who sought to meet the demand that exceeded Canaletto's personal output. These derivative works, while lacking the master's precision, document the compositional formulas and market demand that sustained the Venetian veduta industry throughout the eighteenth century.

The composition follows Canaletto's established formula for this canal stretch, though variations in handling suggest a studio copy rather than an autograph work.