SARASOTA, FL.- The view paintings of Giovanni Antonio Canal, one of eighteenth-century Venice’s most important artists, are among the objects on view in the exhibition Venice in the Age of Canaletto at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, through January. 10, 2010. Venice in the Age of Canaletto considers Canal, better known as Canaletto, in context of eighteenth-century Venice, contrasting the artist’s work with that of his contemporaries, including paintings, prints, decorative arts, and furniture. “The exhibition complements and spotlights the Museum’s rich and diverse collection of Venetian art,” said