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Francesco FontebassoWW-1700-075736

1700·Pen and black ink, and brush and gray wash, on cream laid paper·15.8 × 20.2 cm (6 1/4 × 8 in.)

Catalogue

Year: 1700
Medium: Pen and black ink, and brush and gray wash, on cream laid paper
Dimensions: 15.8 × 20.2 cm (6 1/4 × 8 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Francesco Fontebasso

Artist

Francesco Fontebasso

Painting

Francesco Fontebasso was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period of Venice. He first apprenticed with Sebastiano Ricci, but was strongly influenced by his contemporary, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. In 1761, Fontebasso visited Saint Petersburg and produced ceiling paintings and decorations for the Winter Palace. Fontebasso returned to Venice in 1768. He helped decorate a chapel in San Francesco della Vigna.

Venice

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