Giuseppe Zais
Illustration — Landscape with River and Bridge, c. Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice. Giuseppe Zais (dʒuˈzɛppe dˈdzais; March 22, 1709 – October 29, 1784) was an Italian painter of landscapes (vedutisti) who painted mostly in Venice.
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Giuseppe Zais
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- 1709
- Nationality
- Republic of Venice
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- painter
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- landscape
- Known for
- Pastoral Landscape · Landscape with Figures · Storm
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Illustration — Landscape with River and Bridge, c. Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice. Giuseppe Zais (dʒuˈzɛppe dˈdzais; March 22, 1709 – October 29, 1784) was an Italian painter of landscapes (vedutisti) who painted mostly in Venice.
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He was born in Forno di Canale. He was influenced in his vedute by Marco Ricci and later Francesco Zuccarelli, who helped train him. He is best known for frescoes in Villa Pisani in Stra. While he had been a member of the Academy of Painters in Venice from 1774, he died in poverty at Treviso.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Works named in the authority record are Pastoral Landscape, Landscape with Figures and Storm. Work by Giuseppe Zais is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, National Gallery of Victoria, Rijksmuseum, Walters Art Museum and Gallerie dell'Accademia.
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1709
Giuseppe Zais born at Canale d'Agordo.
1781
Giuseppe Zais died at Treviso.
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- 1.Bénézit B00200867
- 2.Giovanna. Nepi Sciré. Biographies. La Peinture dans les Musées de Venise. Paris. Editions Place des Victoires. 2008. 593. 978-2-8099-0019-4.
- 3.Un instant, s'il vous plaît…. gallerieaccademia.it.
- 4.Un instant, s'il vous plaît…. gallerieaccademia.it.
- 5.Un instant, s'il vous plaît…. gallerieaccademia.it.
- 6.Un instant, s'il vous plaît…. gallerieaccademia.it.
- 7.La Peinture dans les Musées de Venise. Editions Place des Victoires. 2008. 978-2-8099-0019-4.
- 8.Paesaggio con grande cascata - Olio su tela. archiviodellacomunicazione.it.
- 9.Scena di battaglia - Olio su tela. archiviodellacomunicazione.it.
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Museo del Prado, National Gallery of Victoria, Rijksmuseum and Walters Art Museum
Landscape with Figures
1750 · Rijksmuseum
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