Francesco Guardi

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Francesco Guardi was an 18th-century Venetian painter renowned for his atmospheric cityscapes and capriccios that captured the fading grandeur of Venice.

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Francesco Guardi canonical 4
Cecilia Guardi 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rococo painter
Venetian painter
painter
person
vedutista
activeIn Venice
activePeriod 18th century
birthDate 1712-10-05
birthPlace Venice
deathDate 1793-01-01
deathPlace Venice
field painting
genre capriccio
cityscape painting
landscape painting
veduta
influenced J. M. W. Turner
influencedBy Canaletto
Michele Marieschi
knownFor atmospheric views of Venice
capriccios depicting imaginary architectural scenes
evocative light and atmosphere
painterly brushwork
legacy major late representative of Venetian view painting
movement Rococo
Venetian Renaissance
surface form: Venetian school
name Francesco Guardi self-link
nationality Republic of Venice
notableWork Capriccio with Classical Ruins
Doge's Palace
surface form: The Doge’s Palace and the Riva degli Schiavoni

The Fire at the San Marcuola Oil Depot
The Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge
The Lagoon Looking toward Murano
parent Gianantonio Guardi
surface form: Domenico Guardi
portrayed ceremonial events of the Venetian Republic
festivals and regattas in Venice
sibling Gianantonio Guardi
Gianantonio Guardi
surface form: Nicolò Guardi
spouse Maria Mattea Pagani
styleCharacteristic dramatic skies
loose brushwork
poetic, atmospheric effects
vibrant color contrasts
subjectOf collection of the Louvre Museum
collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
collection of the Museo del Settecento Veneziano (Ca’ Rezzonico)
collection of the National Gallery, London
workLocation Grand Canal, Venice
Venetian Lagoon
surface form: Venice Lagoon

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Iveagh Bequest hasWorkBy Francesco Guardi
Francesco Guardi name Francesco Guardi self-link
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo spouse Francesco Guardi
this entity surface form: Cecilia Guardi
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo relative Francesco Guardi
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta influenced Francesco Guardi