Francesco Lazzaro Guardi ( Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈgwardi] ; 5 October 1712 – 1 January 1793) was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School . He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting.
16-777: This article is about the given name. For other uses, see Francesco (disambiguation) . Francesco [REDACTED] Francesco I of Gonzaga Pronunciation Italian: [franˈtʃesko] Gender Masculine Origin Word/name Francis Meaning "Free man" Region of origin Italy Other names Nickname(s) Frank, Frankie Related names Franciscus , Francis , Francisco , François , Françoise , Franciszek , Francesc , Ferenc , Frank , Franco , Franz , Frans , Franklin Francesco ,
32-522: A team to some of the larger commissions later attributed to Francesco. His sister Maria Cecilia married the pre-eminent Veneto-European painter of his epoch, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo . In 1735, Guardi moved to the workshop of Michele Marieschi , where he remained until 1743. His first certain works are from 1738, for a parish at Vigo d'Anuania , in Trentino . In this period he worked alongside his older brother, Gian Antonio. The first work signed by Francesco
48-552: Is a Saint Adoring the Eucharist (c. 1739). His works in this period included both landscapes and figure compositions. His early vedute show influence both from Canaletto and Luca Carlevarijs . On 15 February 1757, he married Maria Mattea Pagani, the daughter of painter Matteo Pagani . In 1760 his brother Gian Antonio died and his first son, Vincenzo, was born. His second son, Giacomo , was born in 1764. In 1763 he worked in Murano , in
64-418: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Francesco (disambiguation) Francesco is a given name. Francesco may also refer to: Francesco Guardi In the early part of his career he collaborated with his older brother Gian Antonio in the production of religious paintings. After Gian Antonio's death in 1760, Francesco concentrated on vedute . The earliest of these show
80-448: Is known as pittura di tocco (of touch) for its small dotting and spirited brush-strokes. This looser style of painting had been used by Giovanni Piazzetta and Sebastiano Ricci , and recalls, in some religious themes, the sweetened sfumato of Barocci 's Bolognese style. In this he differs from the more linear and architecturally accurate style of Canaletto's painting. This style, a century later, would make Guardi's works highly prized by
96-2824: The 15th century - Otranto , 11 August 1480 ) was an Italian feudal lord , baron and italian leader Francesco Berni (1497–1536), Italian writer Francesco Canova da Milano (1497–1543), Italian lutenist and composer Francesco Primaticcio (1504–1570), Italian painter, architect, and sculptor Francesco Albani (1578–1660), Italian painter Francesco Borromini (1599–1667), Swiss sculptor and architect Francesco Cavalli (1602–1676), Italian composer Francesco Maria Grimaldi (1618–1663), Italian mathematician and physicist Francesco Bianchini (1662–1729), Italian philosopher and scientist Francesco Galli Bibiena (1659–1739), Italian architect and designer Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672–1749), Italian priest and composer Francesco Scipione, marchese di Maffei (1675–1755), Italian archaeologist Francesco Manfredini (1684–1762), Italian composer Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762), Italian violinist and composer Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768), Italian composer Francesco Zuccarelli (1702–1788), Italian painter Francesco Zahra (1710–1773), Maltese painter Francesco Algarotti (1712–1764), Italian philosopher Francesco Guardi (1712–1793), Italian artist Francesco Antonio Zaccaria (1714–1795), Italian theologian and historian Francesco Cetti (1726–1778), Italian Jesuit scientist Francesco Hayez (1791–1882), Italian painter Francesco Puccinotti (1794–1872), Italian pathologist Francesco Ticciati (1893–1949), Italian musician Francesco Greco (1942–2018), Italian lawyer and politician Francesco Rosi (1922–2015), Italian film maker Francesco Calvi (born 2006), Italian-American footballer Francesco Merloni (1925–2024), Italian industrialist, academic and politician Francesco Ricci Bitti (born 1942), Italian sports official Francesco Beschi (born 1951), Italian bishop Francesco Moser (born 1951), Italian cyclist Franco Serantini (born 1951), Italian anarchist Francesco Schettino (born 1960), Italian former ship captain and prisoner Francesco da Mosto (born 1961), Italian architect, film maker and television presenter Francesco Attolico (born 1963), Italian water polo player Francesco Saverio Romano (born 1964), Italian politician and lawyer Francesco Bruno (born 1968), Italian sport shooter Francesco Lollobrigida (born 1972), Italian lawyer and politician Francesco Postiglione (born 1972), Italian swimmer and water polo player Francesco Totti (born 1976), Italian football player Francesco Bilotto (born 1977), American designer and entertainment expert Francesco Cernuto (born 1992), Italian footballer Francesco Bagnaia (born 1998), Italian racing motorcyclist Characters with
112-546: The French Impressionists . Canaletto, as a vedutista, concentrated on glamorous urban architecture erected by the serene republic; on the other hand, in Guardi, the buildings often appear to be melting and sinking into a murky lagoon. Canaletto's canvases often have intricate linear and brilliant details, and depict Venice in sunny daylight. Guardi paints clouded skies above a city at dusk. These contrasts, however, simplify
128-612: The Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis ", is the most common given name among males in Italy . Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco [ edit ] Francesco I (disambiguation) , several people Francesco Barbaro (disambiguation) , several people Francesco Bernardi (disambiguation) , several people Francesco di Giorgio Martini (1439-1501), Italian architect, engineer and painter Francesco Zurolo (first half of
144-612: The Piazzetta in the Ca' d'Oro of Venice. In circa 1778, he painted the severe Holy Trinity Appearing to Sts. Peter and Paul in the parish church of Roncegno . In 1782 Guardi was commissioned by the Venetian government six canvases to celebrate the visit of the Russian Grand Dukes to the city, of which only two remain, and two others for that of Pope Pius VI . On September 12 of that year he
160-473: The church of San Pietro Martire , finishing a Miracle of a Dominican Saint clearly influenced by Alessandro Magnasco in its quasi-expressionistic style. Francesco Guardi's most important later works include the Doge's Feasts , a series of twelve canvases celebrating the ceremonies held in 1763 for the election of Doge Alvise IV Mocenigo . In his later years, Canaletto's influence on his art diminished, as shown by
176-416: The facts, since Canaletto often painted the drab communal life and neighborhoods (creating in them some epic artistic qualities), while Guardi did not avoid sometimes painting the ceremonies of Ducal Venice. Ultimately, Guardi's paintings evoke the onset of the dissipation. The citizenry has shrunken to an impotent lilliputian crowd of "rubber-neckers", unable to rescue the crumbling Republic, as for example in
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#1732851093123192-584: The given name [ edit ] Francesco Bernoulli , character in the Disney-Pixar animated film Cars 2 See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Francesco References [ edit ] ^ Navarro, Yvonne (2007). First Name Reverse Dictionary: Given Names Listed by Meaning, 2d ed . McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers. pp. 110–112. ISBN 9780786429349 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
208-474: The influence of Canaletto , but he gradually adopted a looser style characterized by spirited brush-strokes and freely imagined architecture. Francesco Guardi was born in Venice into a family of nobility from Trentino . His father Domenico (born in 1678) and his brothers Niccolò and Gian Antonio were also painters, later inheriting the family workshop after the father's death in 1716. They probably all contributed as
224-531: The most praised work is not a landscape, but instead the airy sfumato Story of Tobit painted for the organ loft in the small Chiesa dell'Angelo San Raffaele . To quote from the Web Gallery of Art: Perspective, organized aerial space, the Palladian solidity of Tiepolo... are exchanged for a personal style of coloured handwriting – now brilliantly calligraphic, and now brilliantly cloudy. Guardi's painterly style
240-476: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francesco&oldid=1259978839 " Categories : Given names Italian masculine given names Masculine given names Sammarinese given names Hidden categories: Pages with Italian IPA Articles with short description Short description
256-736: Was admitted to the Fine Art Academy of Venice . A stronger attention to colours is present in late works such as the Concerto of 80 Orphans of 1782, now in Munich , in the Façade of Palace with Staircase in the Accademia Carrara of Bergamo . Guardi died at Campiello de la Madona in Cannaregio (Venice) in 1793. Among all the paintings attributed to either Francesco and his brother Gian Antonio Guardi,
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