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Bernardo Bellotto (c. 1721/2 or 30 January 1721 – 17 November 1780), was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute of European cities – Dresden, Vienna, Turin, and Warsaw.
Bernardo Bellotto, (c. 1721/2 or 30 January 1721 – 17 November 1780), was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute of European cities (Dresden, Vienna, Turin and Warsaw).
- Italian
- October 17, 1780
- Venice, Italy
Bernardo Bellotto (born January 30, 1720, Venice—died October 17, 1780, Warsaw, Poland) was a vedute (“view”) painter of the Venetian school known for his carefully drawn topographical paintings of central Italian and eastern European cities.
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Learn about the life and career of Bernardo Bellotto, a Venetian painter who became famous for his views of cities and landscapes. Explore his works of art in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
Learn about Bernardo Bellotto, a Venetian view painter who worked with his uncle Canaletto and travelled across Europe. See his panoramic and detailed paintings of cities such as Dresden, Vienna and Warsaw.
Jan 18, 2024 · Traveling to Rome and northern Italy in the 1740s, Bellotto painted his first vedute ideale, or imaginary views. Always maintaining his appreciation of architectural form and the varying tones of differing skies, Bellotto's compositions evolved from sparsely populated, evocative stillness to foregrounds of milling crowds and hustle-bustle.
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Bernardo Bellotto, was an Italian urban landscape painter or vedutista, and printmaker in etching famous for his vedute of European cities. He was the student and nephew...
