Ca·na·let·to (k?n??-l?t??) Originally Giovanni Antonio Canal. 1697-1768. Italian painter noted for his detailed and precisely proportioned views of Venice.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.Canaletto (Italian kana?l?tto) n (Biography) original name Giovanni Antonio Canale. 1697?1768, Italian painter and etcher, noted particularly for his highly detailed paintings of cities, esp Venice, which are marked by strong contrasts of light and shadeCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014Ca?na?let?to (?kæn l??t o?) n. Antonio, (Canale), 1697?1768, Italian painter. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.