Artist francesco guardi biography
Francesco guardi drawings.
Francesco Guardi
A brilliant master of the urban landscape who has lived all his life in the shadow of the great Canaletto
Francesco Guardi (October 5, 1712 January 1, 1793) a talented Italian painter of the 18th century, an outstanding master of urban landscape, a prominent representative of the Venetian school of fine arts.
Artist francesco guardi biography
At the initial stage of his work, Francesco Guardi also painted pictures in the religious genre, but later completely devoted himself to leading. The biography of the painter is closely connected with Venice, unlike most of his colleagues, he practically did not travel and very rarely left his hometown.
Francesco Guardi is rightfully considered the most famous representative of the family of artists.
His father Domenico, two brothers (Gianantonio and Nicolo) and son Giacomo were also professional painters, and the famous landscape painter’s own sister was married to the greatest master of the Italian Rococo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Giovanni Batti