Pietro Longhi
1702 – 1783
Italian painter, the son of a goldsmith (his real surname was Pietro Falca), Pietro Longhi tried without much success to become one of the group of eighteenth-century Venetian painters so much in demand for large-scale decorations. His youthful work included frescos in the Palazzo Sagredo which reveal his lack of talent in this field. But at about the age of 40, Longhi managed to find his own creative voice which soon made him a specialist in a highly successful new genre.
41 artworks in collection
Locations
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Works
17341774
17341774
Museum
The Fortune Teller
Private collection1750
Reception before a Wedding
Private collection1750
Peasants Dancing La Furlana
Private collection1750
The Ridotto in Venice
Private collection1750
The Elephant
Private collection1774
An Interior
Private collection