How did landscapes become important in Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's paintings of John the Baptist?

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In his 1732 depiction of stories of John the Baptist for the Cappella Colleoni at Bergamo, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo introduced airy landscape backgrounds. This inclusion marked a notable innovation in his artistic style during that period of his career.1