Biography
Born
1712
Died
1793
Nationality
Italian
Birth place
Venice
Death place
Venice
Guardi is famous for his 'vedute' (view paintings of Venice). He was influenced by Canaletto, but did not follow his precise clear style. He introduced a greater feeling for changing light effects and atmosphere into his paintings. Guardi's father, Domenico, and elder brother Gian Antonio were painters, and Francesco had begun his career collaborating with his brother on religious, historical and mythological works. He turned to view painting around 1750 and found ready buyers, not among Venetians, but in foreign visitors who wished to take paintings of Venice home as mementos of the spectacular city.
