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Facts

Born 1712 • Venice • Italy
Died 1793 (aged 81) • Venice • Italy
Movement / Style Rococo • Venetian school
Notable Family Members brother Gianantonio Guardi

Photos

Rio dei Mendicanti, oil on canvas by Francesco Guardi; in the Galleria dell'Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Italy.
“Rio dei Mendicanti,” oil on canvas by Francesco Guardi; in the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo, Italy
Plate 13: “View of the Lagoon,” oil painting by Francesco Guardi (1712-93). In the Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona, Italy. 33 x 51 cm.
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