Giacomo Guardi
Illustration — Saint Mark's Place in Venice, 1795, Städelsches Kunstinstitut Giacomo Guardi (13 April 1764 – 3 November 1835) was an Italian painter from Venice. The son of famous Veduta painter Francesco Guardi, he continued his father's line of work, though without the same level of renown. The majority of his works are quite small views of only minor artistic interest, more akin to postcards than to his father's grand scenes, but he produced several paintings showcasing a notable level of artistic skill as well.
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Giacomo Guardi
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- Born
- 1764 · Venice.
- Died
- 1835 · Venice.
- Nationality
- Republic of Venice
- Occupation
- painter · draftsperson
- Fields
- landscape
- Known for
- View of the Isola di San Michele in Venice · Piazza San Marco in Venice
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Illustration — Saint Mark's Place in Venice, 1795, Städelsches Kunstinstitut Giacomo Guardi (13 April 1764 – 3 November 1835) was an Italian painter from Venice. The son of famous Veduta painter Francesco Guardi, he continued his father's line of work, though without the same level of renown. The majority of his works are quite small views of only minor artistic interest, more akin to postcards than to his father's grand scenes, but he produced several paintings showcasing a notable level of artistic skill as well.
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Evaluating his legacy is somewhat complicated due to the frequency with which paintings are misattributed to him.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Places of work recorded in the authority are Venice. Works named in the authority record are View of the Isola di San Michele in Venice and Piazza San Marco in Venice. Work by Giacomo Guardi is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Städel Museum, National Gallery of Victoria, National Gallery of Canada and Fralin Museum of Art.
Works recorded as notable number 2: View of the Isola di San Michele in Venice and Piazza San Marco in Venice. His recorded genre is landscape.
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Giacomo Guardi · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
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Life and career
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1764
Giacomo Guardi born at Venice.
1835
Giacomo Guardi died at Venice.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Antonio Morassi : Guardi. Tutti i Disegni di Antonio, Francesco e Giacomo Guardi, éd. en 1975, 458 pages, 680 illustrations.
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