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Francesco Guardi

1712 - 1793

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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈgwardi]; 5 October 1712 – 1 January 1793) was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting. In the early part of his career he collaborated with his older brother Gian Antonio in the production of religious paintings. After Gian Antonio's death in 1760, Francesco concentrated on vedute. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Guardi is the 211th most popular painter (down from 201st in 2019), the 762nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 700th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Italian Painter.

Francesco Guardi is most famous for his paintings of Venice. He was born in Venice and lived there for most of his life.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Francesco Guardi ranks 211 out of 2,023. Before him are Thomas Gainsborough, Hendrik Goltzius, Sonia Delaunay, Francis Picabia, Rosso Fiorentino, and Charles-François Daubigny. After him are Joaquín Sorolla, Georgia O'Keeffe, Dieric Bouts, Luca Giordano, Carl Bloch, and Hyacinthe Rigaud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1712, Francesco Guardi ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Frederick the Great, Count of St. Germain, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, and Sayat-Nova. After him are Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Charles-Michel de l'Épée, Tokugawa Ieshige, Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, George Grenville, and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. Among people deceased in 1793, Francesco Guardi ranks 10. Before him are Jean-Paul Marat, Carlo Goldoni, Charlotte Corday, Olympe de Gouges, John Michell, and Yolande de Polastron. After him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Madame Roland, Jean Sylvain Bailly, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Alexander Roslin, and Charles Bonnet.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Guardi ranks 762 out of 5,161. Before him are Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562), Isabella Rossellini (1952), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Giorgetto Giugiaro (1938), Marsilius of Padua (1275), and Rosso Fiorentino (1494). After him are Tancred, Prince of Galilee (1072), Franco Baresi (1960), Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723), Gianni Agnelli (1921), Arnolfo di Cambio (1240), and Prince Napoléon Bonaparte (1822).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Francesco Guardi ranks 55. Before him are Giulio Romano (1499), Bernardo Bellotto (1721), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720), Pietro da Cortona (1596), Agostino Carracci (1557), and Rosso Fiorentino (1494). After him are Luca Giordano (1634), Andrea del Castagno (1420), Antonio del Pollaiolo (1429), Francesco Hayez (1791), Piero di Cosimo (1462), and Jacopo Bellini (1396).

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