Francesco Guardi

Italian · 1712–1793 · Painter, Printmaker

Francesco Lazzaro Guardi was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of… (Wikipedia)

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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting.

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Born 1712, VeniceDied 1793, VeniceOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q318769 ↗ULAN 500017409 ↗Museum works 24

Rococo

Also known as élève de Canaletti Francisco Wardi, f. guardi, Fr. Guardi, francesco de guardi, Francesco Garde, Francesco Gardi, Francesco Gardis, Francesco Gauda and 4 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Francesco Guardi, The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio — **The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio**ca. 1765–68 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her h…

Francesco Guardi, Fantastic Landscape — **Fantastic Landscape**ca. 1765 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953 — Open Access …

Francesco Guardi, Venice from the Bacino di San Marco — **Venice from the Bacino di San Marco**ca. 1765–75 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Adele L. Lehman, in memory of Arth…

Francesco Guardi, The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo — **The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo**ca. 1765–68 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Lore Heinemann, in memory of her h…

Francesco Guardi, View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice — **View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice**c. 1775-1780 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Francesco Guardi, Temporary Tribune in the Campo San Zanipolo, Venice — **Temporary Tribune in the Campo San Zanipolo, Venice**1782 or after · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Francesco Guardi, Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge, Venice — **Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge, Venice**probably c. 1780 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Francesco Guardi, Capriccio of a Harbor — **Capriccio of a Harbor**c. 1760/1770 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Francesco Guardi, Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome — **Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome**c. 1785 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Howard Sturges — Open Access (CC0)

Francesco Guardi, Carlo and Ubaldo Resisting the Enchantments of Armida's Nymphs — **Carlo and Ubaldo Resisting the Enchantments of Armida's Nymphs**1750/1755 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Francesco Guardi, Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice — **Regatta on the Grand Canal, near the Rialto Bridge, Venice**1780 - 1793
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Francesco Guardi, Landscape with a Quay and Ships on a Lake — **Landscape with a Quay and Ships on a Lake**1760 - 1780
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Francesco Guardi, Panaromic View of the Bacino di San Marco, Looking up the Giudecca Canal — **Panaromic View of the Bacino di San Marco, Looking up the Giudecca Canal**1780–93 · Pen and brown ink, light brown wash, on two sheets of paper, joined.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Francesco Guardi, Liggende en een lopende hond — **Liggende en een lopende hond**1722 - 1792
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Francesco Guardi, Kleine kapel van een klooster op één van de eilanden bij Venetië — **Kleine kapel van een klooster op één van de eilanden bij Venetië**1750 - 1792
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Francesco Guardi, The Arches of the Dodge's Palace, Venice, in the Direction of the Basilica San Giorgio Maggiore — **The Arches of the Dodge's Palace, Venice, in the Direction of the Basilica San Giorgio Maggiore**
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/3b2b3bd247d8d6a4824110a8580f1fa7 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Francesco Guardi, Venice, A View of the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore with the End of the Giudecca — **Venice, A View of the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore with the End of the Giudecca**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Francesco Guardi, Venice: The Bacino, with San Giorgio Maggiore, the Giudecca and the Church of the Zitelle — **Venice: The Bacino, with San Giorgio Maggiore, the Giudecca and the Church of the Zitelle**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Francesco Guardi, View of the Rialto, Venice, from the Grand Canal — **View of the Rialto, Venice, from the Grand Canal**1785
Norton Simon Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Norton Simon Museum

Francesco Guardi, Untitled — **Untitled**1760
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Francesco Guardi, Venice, the Grand Canal with San Geremia, Palazzo Labia, and the Entrance to the Cannaregio — **Venice, the Grand Canal with San Geremia, Palazzo Labia, and the Entrance to the Cannaregio**1750
Baltimore Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Baltimore Museum of Art

Francesco Guardi, View of San Giorgio Maggiore — **View of San Giorgio Maggiore**1760
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

Francesco Guardi

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