Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - Allegory of the Planets and Continents

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Allegory of the Planets and Continents


Italian Rococo was mainly inspired by French Rococo, since France was
the founding nation of that particular style. The styles of the Italian Rococo were very similar
to those of France. The style in Italy was usually lighter and more feminine than
Italian Baroque art, and became the more popular art form of the settecento.
The leading artistic centers during the Rococo in Italy were Venice, Genoa and Rome, Most Italian Rococo artists came from Venice, such as Canaletto, Tiepolo, Guardi, Piazzetta, and Bellotto, but also from Rome, and Genoa, such as Piranesi, and Pannini. Artists such as Castiglione and Alessandro Magnasco brought the vogue of Rococo art to Genoa, and Neapolitan Rococo was mainly based on landscapes and naturalistic themes. Canaletto and Tiepolo were among the most prominent painters of the age, and they painted many frescos and cityscapes (particularly Canaletto).

One of Canaletto's views of Venice

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