Reality and Enchantment: 18th century Venetian art
This exquisite collection covers all of the genres of painting which made Venice the centre of the international art scene in the 18th century.
Venetian Eighteenth Century
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Part of a stunning array of en plein air works, these stunning views depicting Venice and other northern Italian cities, by great masters such as Canaletto, Luca Carlevarijs, Francesco Guardi, Michele Marieschi, Francesco Albotto and Francesco Zuccarelli , stand out for their use of perspective and evocative use of light.
The corpus of paintings by Pietro Longhi and his followers is famous, portraying the Venetian society of the time in small, brightly coloured canvases with a vibrant sense of everyday life.
Also of particular interest is Fall of the Rebel Angels, by Francesco Bertos, previously attributed to Agostino Fasolato, a virtuoso 18th century sculpture composed of sixty figures carved from a single block of Carrara marble.
