Giambattista Canal

1745 – 1825

Italian painter, son of the painter Fabio Canal (1703-1767). He was known throughout the Veneto region for the incredible speed of execution of frescoes on very large surfaces. He received his first artistic training from his father, then he studied at the Academy of Venice, where later - from 1783 to 1807 - he taught. He executed numerous frescoes in churches and palaces in the Veneto region. He painted over seventy ceilings in churches, among which the most significant are those of the Duomo di Serravalle, the church of San Leonardo in Venice, the church of Santo Stefano di Martellago, as well as other locations in the Po Delta, Udine, Trieste, in Treviso, Scorzè and Ferrara. His style evolved towards Neoclassicism in his late period.

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