Giovanni Battista Pittoni
Madonna and Child with Saints
About this artwork
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artist:Giovanni Battista Pittoni (1687 - 1767) Italian
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title:Madonna and Child with Saints
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Red chalk on paper
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measurements:41.00 x 26.00 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1961
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accession number:D 4853
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Giovanni Battista Pittoni
Giovanni Battista Pittoni
The Venetian painter Pittoni enjoyed a long, prolific and successful career. Although not as dazzling as his contemporary Tiepolo, he was, nevertheless, admired for his light-filled history paintings, dramatic altarpieces and depictions of secular subjects. He probably trained first with his uncle...