Pietro Longhi

Pietro Longhi ( November 5, 1702 in Venice *, † May 8, 1785 ) was a painter of the Venetian Rococo. He painted frescoes, altarpieces, portraits and genre scenes from the Venice of his time.

Life and work

Longhi was born the son of Alessandro and Antonia Falca. His birth name he changed in 1733 when he joined the Venetian Fraglia dei Pittori in the artist name Pietro Longhi. Longhi married in 1732 Caterina Maria Rizzi, with whom he had eleven children, but, except for three, died early. His only surviving son, Alessandro Longhi was also a painter. 1756 he entered the Accademia di pittura e scultura in Venice, where he taught until 1780.

Longhi was initially trained by a native of Verona, Antonio Balestra, who had been an employee of the Roman Carlo Maratta. Longhi's first pictures as the altarpiece in San Pellegrino in Verona were, or by their - marked influences, as well as his first big order for a member of the Venetian nobility, the fresco in the Palazzo Sagredo on the subject giants fall - late Baroque. The high-ranking families of Venice, such as the Grimani, Querini, Pisani and Manin, should be his most important clients later.

From an unfavorable influence on Longhi was his collaboration with the Bolognese Giuseppe Maria Crespi. Under the impression Crespi, who had come loose from the traditions of academic painting, experimenting with new techniques of painting and religious subjects, such as the Seven Sacraments, painted as a genre scenes, we Longhi also turned to genre painting. His genre scenes, with their detailed, sometimes humorous or slightly ironic descriptions of Venetian social life are not only a first-rate source for the Venetian culture and history of manners, but are characterized by a precious and fine color.

In addition, Longhi painted numerous group and individual portraits of the Venetian nobility.

Works

  • Giants fall, Palazzo Sagredo, Venice
  • Frescoes in the Cappella of the Madonna of Loreto, 1745, San Pantaleon, Venice
  • Dance lesson, Accademia (Venice)
  • The hunting in the lagoon, painting cycle, Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia, Venice
  • The exhibition of the rhinoceros, 1751, Ca 'Rezzonico, Venice
  • The Squiggle seller, Ca 'Rezzonico, Venice
  • Portrait of the Procurator Ludovico Manin, 1764, Civic Museums, Udine
  • The pot game, National Gallery of Art, Washington
  • The seven sacraments, cycle, Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia, Venice
  • The small concert, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Numerous works Longhi are seen in Venice, especially in the Ca ' Rezzonico ( Palazzo Rezzonico ) with the Museo settecento Veneziano, as well as in the Palazzo Querini - Stampalia.

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