List of painters and architects of Venice

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.

A

Antonio Abbondi (d. 1542), architect
Jacopo Amigoni (1682–1752), painter, started career in Venice
Giuseppe Angeli (1712–1798), painter
Giovanni da Asola (16th century)

B

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. 1721/2–1780), 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 (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 (?–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 1442/3
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

Vincenzo dalle Destre (bef. 1488–bef. 1543), painter ^[7]
Gaspare Diziani (1689–1757), painter, of paintings and theatre scenery

F

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

G

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 (died 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 (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 1597–1629/30), German painter active mainly in Venice

M

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 of Croatian parentage
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 (ca. 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

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 (bef.1333–aft.1358), painter
Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (1675–1741), decorative painter, best known for his work in England
Pier Maria Pennacchi (1464–bef.1515), painter
Santo Peranda (1566–1638), painter
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682–1754), painter, first Director of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia
Piero della Francesca (c. 1415–1492), painter and polymath
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
Nicola 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

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–aft.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

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

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

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

^ Giovanni Bon, Art Renewal Center, last update March 18, 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
^ Doges Palace, Venice Sights. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
^ Venice – Bovolo House, European Points of Interest. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
^ Constantino CEDINI – 1741 – 1811, Gabor Kekko webpages. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
^ Palazzo Labia, Venice Sights. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
^ The Bridge of Sighs, GoItaly. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
^ Vincenzo Dalle Destre, Art Fact , citing Oxford Art Online. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
^ Gambello, Antonio di Marco, Encyclopaedia.com (citing A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture). Retrieved 2011-12-23.
^ The History of the Zenobio Palace, Collegio Armeno. Retrieved 2011-12-27.
^ GUARANA, Giacomo (Iacopo), Treccani.it (L'encicolpedia italiana). Retrieved 2011-12-27.
^ JACOBELLO e PIERPAOLO dalle Masegne, Treccani.it (L'encicolpedia italiana). Retrieved 2013-05-04.

[1] Giovanni Bon, Art Renewal Center, last update March 18, 2005. Retrieved 2011-11-25.

[2] Doges Palace, Venice Sights. Retrieved 2011-11-26.

[3] Venice – Bovolo House, European Points of Interest. Retrieved 2011-11-26.

[4] Constantino CEDINI – 1741 – 1811, Gabor Kekko webpages. Retrieved 2011-11-27.

[5] Palazzo Labia, 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, 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.

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