Giambattista Pittoni

Giambattista Pittoni
Portrait of Pittoni by Alessandro Longhi, 1762
Born
Giovanni Battista Pittoni

(1687-06-06)6 June 1687
Venice, Republic of Venice (present-day Italy)
Died(1767-11-06)6 November 1767
Venice, Republic of Venice
NationalityVenetian
Known forpainting
Stylelate-Baroque, Rococo
Portrait of Pittoni by Bartolomeo Nazari

Giambattista Pittoni or Giovanni Battista Pittoni (6 June 1687 – 6 November 1767) was a Venetian painter of the late Baroque or Rococo period.[1] He was among the founders of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, of which in 1758 he became the second president, succeeding Tiepolo.[2]

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