Riva degli Schiavoni mit Blick auf Santa Maria della Salute (Nachahmer)

Riva degli Schiavoni with View towards Santa Maria della Salute, now in the Bavarian State Painting Collections and attributed to an imitator of Canaletto, depicts one of Venice's most famous waterfront promenades looking toward Longhena's Baroque church. The Riva degli Schiavoni — named for the Slavic traders who once docked there — was the principal eastern quay and one of the most frequently painted views in Venice. Canaletto's enormous commercial success generated a substantial industry of copies and imitations, as demand for his vedute far exceeded his personal output. Works by imitators and followers, while lacking his precision, demonstrate the widespread influence of his compositional formulas and the enduring market for Venetian vedute.

While following Canaletto's compositional formulas, the handling shows differences from the master's own work in the treatment of figures and water reflections, suggesting a studio or follower attribution.