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VENICE, A VIEW OF THE RIALTO BRIDGE, LOOKING NORTH, FROM THE FONDAMENTA DEL CARBON
Auction: 07/06/2011
Lot: 73
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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi AUCTION RECORDS
1712 Venice, Italy - 1793 Venice, Italy. Known for: Architectural, cityscape, religious painting.
Francesco Guardi was born in Venice, Italy in 1712. His father was Dominico Guardi, also a painter, who had come to Venice after his marriage in Vienna. The Guardi was a good example of a bottega... Read full biography
Francesco Guardi was born in Venice, Italy in 1712. His father was Dominico Guardi, also a painter, who had come to Venice after his marriage in Vienna. The Guardi was a good example of a bottega (half studio, half shop) in the Venetian tradition. Domenico was founder of the workshop. The elder... Read full biography
Francesco Guardi was born in Venice, Italy in 1712. His father was Dominico Guardi, also a painter, who had come to Venice after his marriage in Vienna. The Guardi was a good example of a bottega (half studio, half shop) in the Venetian tradition. Domenico was founder of the workshop. The elder son, Giannantonio, probably trained Francesco; the brothers worked together on many paintings and church decorations. After 1750, Francesco painted alone. Guardi was a forerunner of the 19th century... Read full biography
Francesco Guardi was born in Venice, Italy in 1712. His father was Dominico Guardi, also a painter, who had come to Venice after his marriage in Vienna. The Guardi was a good example of a bottega (half studio, half shop) in the Venetian tradition. Domenico was founder of the workshop. The elder son, Giannantonio, probably trained Francesco; the brothers worked together on many paintings and church decorations. After 1750, Francesco painted alone. Guardi was a forerunner of the 19th century Impressionists, and in the rendering of space and light with pen and ink he has never been surpassed. He was fifteen years younger than Canaletto and studied with him. He carried the atmospheric effects in drawings of Venice even farther than Canaletto... Read full biography
Francesco Guardi was born in Venice, Italy in 1712. His father was Dominico Guardi, also a painter, who had come to Venice after his marriage in Vienna. The Guardi was a good example of a bottega (half studio, half shop) in the Venetian tradition. Domenico was founder of the workshop. The elder son, Giannantonio, probably trained Francesco; the brothers worked together on many paintings and church decorations. After 1750, Francesco painted alone. Guardi was a forerunner of the 19th century Impressionists, and in the rendering of space and light with pen and ink he has never been surpassed. He was fifteen years younger than Canaletto and studied with him. He carried the atmospheric effects in drawings of Venice even farther than Canaletto and was especially successful in rendering the airy grace of Venetian architecture. Guardi later devel... Read full biography
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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeVenice: the Rialto Bridge with the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi (Estimate on Request)
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi Auction: 07/06/2017Lot: 25Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeVenice, the Bacino di San Marco, with the Piazzetta and the Doge's Palace
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi Auction: 07/08/2014Lot: 19Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeVenice, A View of the Punta della Dogana and the Church of Santa Maria della Salute; Venice, A View of the Churches of San Giorgio Maggiore and Santa Maria della Salute (2)
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi Auction: 05/21/2025Lot: 19Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe Punta della Dogana, Venice, the Giudecca and the Redentore beyond
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi Auction: 12/07/2006Lot: 67Subscribe or get free alerts
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