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Francesco Guardi
Francesco Guardi

Francesco Guardi

Italian, 1712-1793
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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi 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.

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 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 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 is a Saint Adoring the Eucharist (c. 1739).

His works in this period included both landscapes and figure compositions. His early vedutas 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 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 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 Archdukes in the city, of which only two remain, and two others for that of Pope Pius VI. On September 12 of that year he 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.

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Vue de la place Saint-Marc, à Venise

Vue de la place Saint-Marc, à Venise (1760)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
View of the Giudecca Canal and the Zattere

View of the Giudecca Canal and the Zattere (1757-1758)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
Caprice

Caprice

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
The Grey Lagoon (Gondolas on the Lagoon) 

The Grey Lagoon (Gondolas on the Lagoon)  (circa 1765)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana, Venice

Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana, Venice

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
A capriccio of a rustic tower beside a lake

A capriccio of a rustic tower beside a lake

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
An architectural capriccio with a campiello

An architectural capriccio with a campiello

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
Venice; The Molo with the Libreria, the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

Venice; The Molo with the Libreria, the Punta della Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
The interior of the Teatro San Benedetto, Venice, with the 1782 ball in honor of the ‘Conti del Nord’

The interior of the Teatro San Benedetto, Venice, with the 1782 ball in honor of the ‘Conti del Nord’

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Figurative
The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking west

The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking west

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking east

The Piazza San Marco, Venice, looking east

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
Venice, the Piazzetta San Marco with the Festival of Giovedì Grasso

Venice, the Piazzetta San Marco with the Festival of Giovedì Grasso

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
Venice, the Rio Dei Mendicanti looking North with the church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti

Venice, the Rio Dei Mendicanti looking North with the church of San Lazzaro dei Mendicanti

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
Venice, the Piazzetta looking south, with a view of the Doge’s Palace and the Biblioteca Marciana, the island of San Giorgio Maggiore beyond

Venice, the Piazzetta looking south, with a view of the Doge’s Palace and the Biblioteca Marciana, the island of San Giorgio Maggiore beyond

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo

The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo (about 1768)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
Capriccio with a ruinous arch and a villa in the background

Capriccio with a ruinous arch and a villa in the background

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
The Holy Family

The Holy Family

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Religion
A capriccio of a rustic tower beside a lake, with mountains beyond

A capriccio of a rustic tower beside a lake, with mountains beyond

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
The Piazzetta of San Marco, Venice, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore

The Piazzetta of San Marco, Venice, looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Landscape
An Elegant Couple, a Gooseboy_and a Gentleman (recto)

An Elegant Couple, a Gooseboy_and a Gentleman (recto) (c. 1780)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Drawings
The Fortress of San Andrea from the Lagoon

The Fortress of San Andrea from the Lagoon (1780s)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
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Two Elegant Couples (verso)

Two Elegant Couples (verso) (c. 1780)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
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Architectural Capriccio; Courtyard of a Palace

Architectural Capriccio; Courtyard of a Palace (1712–93)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
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The Arcade of the Libreria, Looking Toward San Giorgio Maggiore

The Arcade of the Libreria, Looking Toward San Giorgio Maggiore (1712–93)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Drawings
A Colonnade, Partly Ruined, with Figures

A Colonnade, Partly Ruined, with Figures (ca. 1780–90)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
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A Priest Celebrating Mass and Saint Vincent Ferrer Preaching

A Priest Celebrating Mass and Saint Vincent Ferrer Preaching (1712–93)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Drawings
A Venetian Capriccio; A Rio Leading to a Bridge

A Venetian Capriccio; A Rio Leading to a Bridge (ca. 1780–85)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
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An Architectural Capriccio, with Classical Ruins

An Architectural Capriccio, with Classical Ruins (ca. 1780–85)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Drawings
Architectural Capriccio; A Palace Colonnade.

Architectural Capriccio; A Palace Colonnade. (1712–93)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
Drawings
Architectural Capriccio; A Vaulted Passageway

Architectural Capriccio; A Vaulted Passageway (18th century)

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712-1793)
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