Fabio Canal

Fabio Canal or Canale (1703 – 5 September 1767) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque era, active mainly depicting history and sacred subjects in his native Venice.

Among his works are the nave ceiling fresco (1744), depicting Communion of the Apostles and the Triumph of the Eucharist in the church of Santi Apostoli, Venice with quadrature by Pietro Gaspari; and paintings in the churches of San Giovanni Nuovo and San Martino, Venice.

[3] Along with Jacopo Guarana, he painted the caesars in the Villa Pisani at Stra.

[5] he was a founding member of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, joining the fraglia or guild of painters in 1740.

[6] His son and early pupil Giovanni Battista Canal (1745 – 1825) was known for his celeritude in fresco painting.