Neoclassicism, Romanticism, & Rococo
Veduta di Piazza San Marco – Francesco Guardi
A rider, a laundress and a musician at a fountain – Francesco Guardi
Venetian Piazzetta – Francesca Guardi
Francesco Guardi, born into a family of artists in Venice, Italy 1712. He was a refined Italian painter, very well known for his outstanding Venetian Landscape paintings throughout the Rococo period. Francesco as an individual artist had not initially gained his own reputation until the 20th century, since he was associated with his family’s workshop.
Guardi started to really focus his studies at the workshop of Michele Marieschi. This studio is where his first works in the Vigo di Fassa were painted. While in Marieschi’s workshop, he also worked alongside his brother Gian Antonio, who ran the family studio. Together they painted religious works, but it wasn’t until his brothers’ death that Guardi began to create his Veduta paintings.
I personally love his works because as his style evolved, Guardi embraced a more free-hand approach to his cityscapes in comparison to the common style of spatial detailing, which is a style I take on with my pieces. I feel that this loose style he portrays is atmospheric in a way that still captures the mood and the essence of the views of Venice.
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Chelsea,
Nice work on Gaurdi here! You have some good personal thoughts about the artist but I think possibly some more background information could be added here. Seems like you’ve just scratched the surface. Of course you don’t have to write a novel but some more of a deep dive into his story would have been welcomed. That said I’ve given you 2/2 on your first two posts. Good Job!
Jeff