The View of St. Mark’s Basin came to Brera in 1828 with the View of the Grand Canal Looking toward the Punta della Dogana from Campo Sant’Ivo. They are subjects of which the artist was very fond, replicating them several times and varying the angle and breadth of the view: the two versions in Brera date from around 1740-45, i.e. the years immediately preceding Canaletto’s journey to England.