Luca Carlevarijs

Luca Carlevarijs
Portrait (1724) by Bartolomeo Nazari
Born
Luca Carlevaris

(1663-01-20)20 January 1663
Udine, Republic of Venice
Died12 February 1730(1730-02-12) (aged 67)
Venice, Republic of Venice
NationalityVenetian
Known forLandscape art

Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris (20 January 1663 – 12 February 1730) was an Italian painter and engraver working mainly in Venice. He pioneered the genre of the cityscapes (vedute) of Venice, a genre that was later widely followed by artists such as Canaletto and Francesco Guardi.[1]

  1. ^ John Wilson. "Carlevaris, Luca." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 14 April 2016