Italian Rococo art

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Italian Rococo art refers to painting and the plastic arts in Italy during the Rococo period, which went from about the early/mid-18th to the late 18th century.

History and background

Italian Rococo was mainly inspired by the rocaille or French Rococo, since France was the founding nation of that particular style. The styles of the Italian Rococo were very similar to those of France. The style in Italy was usually lighter and more feminine than Italian Baroque art, and became the more popular art form of the settecento.{{Citation needed|date=January 2010}}

The leading artistic centres during the Rococo in Italy were Venice, Genoa and Rome. Most Italian Rococo artists came from Venice, such as Canaletto, Tiepolo, Guardi, Piazzetta and Bellotto,{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/arts/visual/europe-pre-1599/italian-art/the-rococo-period|title=Italian art: The Rococo Period | Infoplease|website=www.infoplease.com}} but also from Rome and Genoa, such as Piranesi and Pannini. Artists such as Castiglione and Alessandro Magnasco brought the vogue of Rococo art to Genoa, and Neapolitan Rococo was mainly based on landscapes and naturalistic themes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/arts/visual/europe-pre-1599/italian-art|title=Italian art | Infoplease|website=www.infoplease.com}} Canaletto and Tiepolo were among the most prominent painters of the age, and they painted many frescos and cityscapes (particularly Canaletto).

List of painters

Gallery

Image:Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - Allegory of the Planets and Continents.jpg|Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's Allegory of the Planets and Continents

Il Ritorno del Bucintoro al molo nel giorno dell'Ascensione (c.1738) Canaletto - Wells-Next-The-Sea, The Earl of Leicester and Trustees of the Holkham Estate.jpg|One of Canaletto's views of Venice

See also

References

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