c. 1730
The Apotheosis of a Saint (San Giovanni Capistrano?)
Giovanni Antonio GuardiItalian, 1699 - 1760
Guardi belonged to a family of painters that practiced for multiple generations, a tradition characteristic of artistic Venetian households since the sixteenth century. His understanding of the effects of light is conveyed in drawings like this one through transparent washes played against areas of white paper.
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