Giambattista Pittoni

(1687?C1767) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period, active mainly in his native Venice. Pittoni is best known for his "grand-manner" canvases depicting religious, historical, and mythological subjects (such as Sophonisba and Polyxena). He was a co-founder of the official painter's academy in Venice (in competition to the old fraglia or painter's guild), the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, and he succeeded as President (1758?C1761) his contemporary Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Pittoni never left his native Venice, but completed commissions from German, Polish, Russian, and Austrian patrons. His mature palette was noted, as was Tiepolo's, for his lightness of tone. Besides Tiepolo, Pittoni's influences were Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Sebastiano Ricci, and Antonio Balestra. His paintings were of a Rococo style, but later became more sedate in their approach towards Neoclassicism.
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Giambattista Pittoni St Elizabeth Distributing Alms oil painting


St Elizabeth Distributing Alms
Painting ID::  68577 		Artist: Giambattista Pittoni
Painting: St Elizabeth Distributing Alms
Introduction: 1734 Oil on canvas 72 x 43 cm
   
   
     
Giambattista Pittoni St Elizabeth Distributing Alms oil painting


St Elizabeth Distributing Alms
Painting ID::  68778 		Artist: Giambattista Pittoni
Painting: St Elizabeth Distributing Alms
Introduction: 1734 oil on canvas 72 x 43 cm
   
   
     
Giambattista Pittoni Eliezer and Rebecca oil painting


Eliezer and Rebecca
Painting ID::  71903 		Artist: Giambattista Pittoni
Painting: Eliezer and Rebecca
Introduction: 18th century Oil on canvas 168 x 130 cm (66.14 x 51.18 in)
   
   
     
Giambattista Pittoni Eliezer and Rebecca oil painting


Eliezer and Rebecca
Painting ID::  73180 		Artist: Giambattista Pittoni
Painting: Eliezer and Rebecca
Introduction: Date 18th century Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 168 X 130 cm (66.14 X 51.18 in) cyf
   
   
     
Giambattista Pittoni Saint Roch oil painting


Saint Roch
Painting ID::  74791 		Artist: Giambattista Pittoni
Painting: Saint Roch
Introduction: 1727 Oil on canvas 42 x 32 cm cjr
   
   
     
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     (1687?C1767) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period, active mainly in his native Venice. Pittoni is best known for his "grand-manner" canvases depicting religious, historical, and mythological subjects (such as Sophonisba and Polyxena). He was a co-founder of the official painter's academy in Venice (in competition to the old fraglia or painter's guild), the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, and he succeeded as President (1758?C1761) his contemporary Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Pittoni never left his native Venice, but completed commissions from German, Polish, Russian, and Austrian patrons. His mature palette was noted, as was Tiepolo's, for his lightness of tone. Besides Tiepolo, Pittoni's influences were Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Sebastiano Ricci, and Antonio Balestra. His paintings were of a Rococo style, but later became more sedate in their approach towards Neoclassicism.