List of painters and architects of Venice

Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)

The list of painters and architects of Venice includes notable painters and architects who have a significant connection to the Italian city of Venice. It is not yet a complete list and additional contributions are welcome.

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• 0–9
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

A

• Antonio Abbondi (d. 1549), architect
• Jacopo Amigoni (1682–1752), painter, started career in Venice
• Giuseppe Angeli (1712–1798), painter
• Giovanni da Asola (16th century)

B

Gentile Bellini, Procession in St. Mark's Square

Bernardo Bellotto, View of the Grand Canal: Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo

• Niccolò Bambini (1651–1736), painter
• Marco Basaiti (c. 1470–1530), painter, rival to Giovanni Bellini
• Pietro Baseggio (14th century), architect and sculptor
• Francesco Bassano the Younger (1549–1592), painter, eldest son of Jacopo Bassano
• Jacopo Bassano (1510–1592), painter
• Leandro da Ponte Bassano (1557–1622), painter, third son of Jacopo Bassano
• Lazzaro Bastiani (1449–1512), painter, teacher of Vittore Carpaccio
• Gentile Bellini (c. 1429–1507), official portrait artist for the Doges of Venice
• Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430–1516), painter, probably the best known of the Bellini family
• Jacopo Bellini (c. 1400–c. 1470), painter, father of Gentile and Giovanni Bellini
• Bernardo Bellotto (c. 1721/1722–1780), urban landscape painter and printmaker
• Giuseppe Benoni (1618–1684), architect
• Eugene de Blaas (1843–1932), painter in the Academic Classicism school
• Boccaccio Boccaccino (c. 1467–c. 1525), painter belonging to the Emilian school
• Camillo Boito (1836–1914), architect and engineer
• Bartolomeo Bon (d. after 1464), architect and sculptor
• Giovanni Bon (1355–1443), ^[1] architect, father of Bartolomeo Bon
• Paris Bordone (1500–1571), painter who trained with Titian
• Giuseppe Borsato (1771–1849), painter
• Mattia Bortoloni (1696–1750), painter
• Ferruccio Bortoluzzi (1920–2007), painter

C

Ippolito Caffi, Snow and Fog on the Grand Canal

Canaletto (Bernardo Bellotto), The Molo

Guglielmo Ciardi, Sera - Canal Grande

• Ippolito Caffi (1814–1866), painter of architecture and seascapes
• Filippo Calendario (d. 1355), architect of the Doges Palace; executed for treason ^[2]
• Canaletto (1697–1768), painter and printmaker
• Giovanni Candi (d. 1506), architect, designer of the Bovolo House (1499) ^[3]
• Domenico Caprioli (1494–1528), painter
• Luca Carlevaris (1663–1730), painter and engraver
• Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1465–1525/6), painter who studied under Gentile Bellini
• Giulio Carpioni (1613–1678), painter and etcher
• Rosalba Carriera (1675–1757), painter, known for her miniatures and pastels
• Andrea del Castagno (c. 1421–1457), painter who worked briefly in Venice 1442–1443
• Bernardino Castelli (1750–1810), painter who did the portrait of Ludovico Manin, the last Doge
• Vincenzo Catena (c. 1470–1531), painter
• Costantino Cedini (1741–1811), fresco painter ^[4]
• Andrea Celesti (1637–1712), painter of the Baroque period, working in Venice
• Vincenzo Chilone (1758–1839), painter of vedute
• Guglielmo Ciardi (1842–1917), painter
• Mauro Codussi (1440–1504), architect
• Andrea Cominelli, designer of the main facade of Palazzo Labia ^[5]
• Cima da Conegliano (c. 1459–c. 1517), painter
• Antonio Contin (1566–1600), designed and built the Bridge of Sighs (1600) ^[6]
• Leonardo Corona (1561–1605), painter, probably a pupil of Titian
• Carlo Crivelli (c. 1435–c. 1495), painter, born in Venice

D

Apollonio Domenichini, Venice, A View of the Grand Canal with the Churches of Santa Lucia and the Scalzi

• Vincenzo dalle Destre (before 1488–before 1543), painter ^[7]
• Gaspare Diziani (1689–1757), painter, of paintings and theatre scenery
• Apollonio Domenichini (1715–c.1770), painter of vedute

F

• Giacomo Favretto (1849–1887), painter
• Domenico Fetti (c. 1589–1623), painter
• Francesco Fontebasso (1707–1769), painter, apprenticed to Sebastiano Ricci
• Girolamo Forabosco (1605–1679), painter
• Gian Antonio Fumiani (1645–1710), painter

G

Francesco Guardi, View of Punta di Dogana in Venice

• Antonio Gambello (mid-1400s), architect and sculptor ^[8]
• Antonio Gaspari (late 17th century), architect, student of Baldassare Longhena ^[9]
• Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi or Fra' Galgario (1655–1743), painter, trained in Venice
• Michele Giambono (c. 1400–c. 1462), painter and mosaic maker
• Giorgione (c. 1477/8–1510), painter, with Titian founded the Venetian school of Renaissance Painting
• Giovanni d'Alemagna (c. 1411–1450), German painter who worked in Venice
• Guglielmo dei Grigi (c. 1485–1550), architect and sculptor, designed the Palazzo dei Camerlenghi
• Jacopo Guarana (1720–1808), painter, president of the Academy of Venetian painting ^[10]
• Francesco Guardi (1712–1793), painter
• Gianantonio Guardi (1699–1760), painter, one of the founders of the Venetian Academy
• Guariento (mid-1300s), Paduan painter, worked on the great council-hall of Venice

H

• Francesco Hayez (1791–1881), painter, born and studied in Venice

J

Jacobello del Fiore, The Lion of St. Mark

• Jacobello del Fiore (c. 1370–1439), painter, teacher of Carlo Crivelli

L

• Cesare Laurenti (1854–1936), painter, lived in Venice from 1881
• Gregorio Lazzarini (1657–1730), painter, born in Venice
• Pietro Liberi (1605–1687), painter, active in Venice after 1643
• Bernardino Licinio (c. 1489–1565), painter of Venice and Lombardy
• Pietro Lombardo (1435–1515), architect and sculptor, active in Venice
• Baldassare Longhena (1598–1682), architect, born and worked in Venice
• Pietro Longhi (1701/2–1785), painter, born in Venice
• Lorenzo Lotto (c. 1480–1556/7), painter of the Venetian school
• Lorenzo Veneziano (fl. 1356–1372), painter
• Jan Lys (1590 or 1597–1629/1630), German painter active mainly in Venice

M

Michele Marieschi, View of the Grand Canal with Riva del Vin and Riva del Carbon

• Francesco Maffei (1605–1660), painter
• Pietro Malombra (1556–1618), painter
• Giovanni Mansueti (1465–1527), painter
• Andrea Mantegna (1431–1506), painter, engraver and student of archaeology
• Michele Marieschi (1710–1744), painter of landscapes and vedute
• Jacobello dalle Masegne (Venezia, 1350–c. 1409)
• Pierpaolo dalle Masegne (active c. 1380–c. 1410), architect ^[11]
• Giorgio Massari (1687–1766), architect
• Sebastiano Mazzoni (1611–1678), painter
• Andrea Meldolla (c. 1510/15–1563), painter and etcher
• Arrigo Meyring (1628–1723), German sculptor, active in Venice
• Michelino da Besozzo (c. 1370–c. 1455), painter and manuscript illuminator
• Andrea Michieli (c. 1542–1617), painter
• Bartolomeo Montagna (1450–1523), painter and architect
• Francesco Montemezzano (c. 1540–after 1602), painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period
• Alessandro Moretto (c. 1498–1554), painter; more commonly known as "Moretto da Brescia"
• Johann Maria Morlaiter (1699–1781), sculptor
• Andrea da Murano (active 1463–1502), painter

Andrea Palladio, Il Redentore

The present Rialto Bridge, by Antonio da Ponte

P

• Andrea Palladio (1508–1580), one of the world's major architects
• Palma the Elder (c. 1480–1528), painter
• Palma the Younger (1548/50–1628), painter, follower of Tintoretto
• Veneziano Paolo (before 1333–after 1358), painter
• Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (1675–1741), decorative painter, best known for his work in England
• Ugo Pendini (1853–1895), painter ^[12]
• Pier Maria Pennacchi (1464–before 1515), painter
• Santo Peranda (1566–1638), painter
• Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682–1754), painter, first director of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia
• Bonifacio Pitati (1487–1553), painter, also known as "Bonifazio Veronese"
• Giambattista Pittoni (1687–1767), painter
• Antonio da Ponte (1512–1595), Swiss-born architect and engineer, best known for rebuilding the Rialto Bridge
• Il Pordenone (c. 1484–1539), painter, real name "Giovanni Antonio de' Sacchis"
• Giuseppe Porta (1520–1575), painter

R

• Nicolas Régnier (1591–1667), Flemish painter who worked and died in Venice
• Pietro Ricchi (1606–1675), painter
• Marco Ricci (1676–1730), painter who worked in England with Pellegrini
• Sebastiano Ricci (1659–1734), painter who also worked in London, Paris, Florence and Turin
• Niccolò Roccatagliata (1593–1636), sculptor
• Girolamo Romani (c. 1485–c. 1566), painter
• Johann Rottenhammer (1564–1625), German painter who worked in Venice from 1595–1606; known for his cabinet paintings

Vincenzo Scamozzi, by Paolo Veronese

S

• Michele Sanmicheli (1484–1559), architect and urban planner
• Jacopo Sansovino (1486–1570), sculptor and chief architect for the Procurators of San Marco
• Girolamo da Santacroce (c. 1480/85–c. 1556), painter
• Carlo Saraceni (1579–1620), painter, spent most of his working life in Rome
• Girolamo Savoldo (c. 1480/85–after 1548), painter
• Giovanni Scalfurotto (c. 1700–1764), architect
• Vincenzo Scamozzi (1548–1616), architect; author of The Idea of a Universal Architecture
• Sebastiano del Piombo (c. 1485–1547), real name "Sebastiano Luciani", painter who became an assistant to Pope Clement VII (keeper of the leaden seal, hence "Piombo", which means "lead")
• Gian Antonio Selva (1751–1819), architect
• Bernardo Strozzi (c. 1581–1644), painter
• Lambert Sustris (c. 1515–1520–c. 1584), painter of Dutch origin active mainly in Venice

T

• Tommaso Temanza (1705–1789), architect and writer of biographies
• Giambattista Tiepolo (1696–1770), painter and printmaker who also worked in Germany and Spain
• Giandomenico Tiepolo (1727–1804), painter and printmaker; son of the above
• Domenico Tintoretto (1560–1635), painter, son of Jacopo Tintoretto
• Jacopo Tintoretto (1518–1594), one of the world's major painters
• Andrea Tirali (1657–1737), architect
• Titian (c. 1488/90–1576), real name "Tiziano Vecelli"; one of the world's major painters

Andrea Verrocchio, Madonna with Sts John the Baptist and Donatus

V

• Alessandro Varotari (1588–1649), commonly known as "Padovanino", painter
• Antonio Vassilacchi (1556–1629), painter of Greek parentage, known for his decorations in the Doge's Palace
• Pietro della Vecchia (1603–1678), real name "Pietro Muttoni", painter
• Paolo Veronese (1528–1588), one of the world's major painters, known for scenes from history and mythology
• Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435–1488), real name "Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni", painter, sculptor and goldsmith
• Antonio Visentini (1688–1782), architectural designer, painter and engraver
• Alessandro Vittoria (1525–1608), sculptor
• Alvise Vivarini (c. 1442/53–c. 1503/05), painter
• Antonio Vivarini (fl. 1440–1480), painter, father of the Alvise Vivarini
• Bartolomeo Vivarini (c. 1432–c. 1499), painter, brother of Antonio Vivarini

Giuseppe Zais, Landscape with River and Bridge

Z

• Giuseppe Zais (1709–1784), painter
• Antonio Zanchi (1631–1722), painter
• Francesco Zuccarelli (1702–1788), painter; native to Bologna, he served as President of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia and later lived in Florence
• Federico Zuccari (c. 1540/41–1609), painter; spent much of his working life in Rome and abroad

References

1. Giovanni Bon, Art Renewal Center, last update March 18, 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
2. Doges Palace Archived 2008-06-28 at the Wayback Machine , Venice Sights. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
3. Venice – Bovolo House Archived 2011-11-30 at the Wayback Machine , European Points of Interest. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
4. Constantino CEDINI – 1741 – 1811 Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine , Gabor Kekko webpages. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
5. Palazzo Labia Archived 2011-11-08 at the Wayback Machine , Venice Sights. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
6. The Bridge of Sighs, GoItaly. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
7. Vincenzo Dalle Destre, Art Fact, citing Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
8. Gambello, Antonio di Marco, Encyclopaedia.com (citing A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture). Retrieved 2011-12-23.
9. The History of the Zenobio Palace ^[usurped] , Collegio Armeno. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
10. GUARANA, Giacomo (Iacopo), Treccani.it (L'encicolpedia italiana). Retrieved 2011-12-27.
11. JACOBELLO e PIERPAOLO dalle Masegne, Treccani.it (L'encicolpedia italiana). Retrieved 2013-05-04.
12. Istituto Matteucci biography.