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Longhi, Pietro
Longhi, Pietro (b Venice, 15 Nov. 1701; d Venice, 8 May 1785). Venetian painter. Although he carried out some fresco commissions he is known principally as a painter of small genre scenes of contemporary patrician and low life. These charming and often gently satirical scenes were very popular, although surprisingly he does not seem to have been patronized by English visitors to Venice. He was prolific and occasionally painted more than one version of his own compositions; these again were often duplicated by pupils and followers. His son Alessandro Longhi (b Venice, 1733; d Venice, ?8 Nov. 1813) was a successful portraitist. He was the official portrait painter to the Venetian Academy, so he was in a good position for compiling his book Compendio delle vite de' pittori veneziani istorici (1762), a collection of biographies of Venetian artists; each subject is illustrated by a portrait that Longhi etched himself.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Longhi, Pietro." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Longhi, Pietro." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-LonghiPietro.html IAN CHILVERS. "Longhi, Pietro." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-LonghiPietro.html |
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Longhi, Pietro
Longhi, Pietro (1701–85). Venetian painter. Although he carried out some fresco commissions he is known principally as a painter of small genre scenes of contemporary patrician and low life. These charming and often gently satirical scenes were very popular, although surprisingly he does not seem to have been patronized by English visitors to Venice. A prolific artist, Longhi occasionally painted more than one version of his own compositions, and these again were often duplicated by pupils and followers. His son Alessandro Longhi (1733–1813) was a successful portraitist. He was the official portrait painter to the Venetian Academy, so that he was in a good position for compiling his book Compendio delle vite de' pittori veneziani istorici (1762), a collection of biographies of Venetian artists; each subject is illustrated by a portrait that Longhi etched himself.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Longhi, Pietro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Longhi, Pietro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-LonghiPietro.html IAN CHILVERS. "Longhi, Pietro." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-LonghiPietro.html |
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Longhi, Pietro
Longhi, Pietro (1702–85) Italian painter. He devoted himself chiefly to small-scale genre pictures, especially scenes of the domestic manners of the Venetian middle classes, such as The Exhibition of a Rhinoceros at Venice.
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"Longhi, Pietro." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Longhi, Pietro." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LonghiPietro.html "Longhi, Pietro." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-LonghiPietro.html |
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