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Francesco Guardi · 1712–93
Francesco Guardi: 1712–1793
Other names (37)
élève de Canaletti Francisco Wardi, f. guardi, Francesco de Guardi, Francesco Garde, Francesco Gardi, Francesco Gardis, Francesco Gauda, Francesco Guada, Francesco Guarde, Francesco Guardet, Francesco Lazzaro Guardi, francesco quardi, franc. guardi, Franchesko Gvardi, Francisco Guardi, François Guardi, Fran. Guardi, franzesco guardi, Fr. Guardi, Garde, Gardi, Gardis, Gauda, Gaurdi, Gaurdy, Giradi, Gouardi, Guada, Guarde, guarde f., Guardet, Guardi, Guardie, guardi f., guardi francesco, Guardo, School of Guardi
Biography
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃesko ˈgwardi]; 5 October 1712 – 1 January 1793) was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting.
In the early part of his career he collaborated with his older brother Gian Antonio in the production of religious paintings. After Gian Antonio's death in 1760, Francesco concentrated on vedute. The earliest of these show the influence of Canaletto, but he gradually adopted a looser style characterized by spirited brush-strokes and freely imagined architecture.
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- Michele Marieschieditorial inference
Evidence
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Francesco Guardi. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art35 recorded works
- Accademia Carrara11 recorded works
- The Cleveland Museum of Art10 recorded works
- Musée du Louvre8 recorded works
- National Gallery of Art8 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago6 recorded works
- Raccolte Artistiche del Castello Sforzesco3 recorded works
- A. G. Leventis Gallery2 recorded works
- Civiche Raccolte Grafiche e Fotografiche del Castello Sforzesco2 recorded works
- Minneapolis Institute of Art2 recorded works
- musée de Picardie — Amiens2 recorded works
- Rijksmuseum2 recorded works
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna1 recorded work
- Fitzwilliam Museum1 recorded work
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts et d'archéologie — Besançon1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Lille1 recorded work
- musée Grobet-Labadié — Marseille1 recorded work
- Museu Calouste Gulbenkian1 recorded work
- Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest1 recorded work
- Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium1 recorded work
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)1 recorded work
- Walters Art Museum1 recorded work
Sources 13
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- National Gallery of Art
- Museum authority country review
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Museum authority country review
- Rijksmuseum: independently verified selected paintings
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Expanded artwork research — official museum evidence
- Austrian museum collections: independent authority research
- Pantheon 2025 — Datawheel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Louvre painter identity and WikiArt profile links
