Francesco Guardi

Italian painter. A member of the Guardi family, a Venetian family of painters. He learned painting from his eldest brother Giovanni Antonio, who succeeded his father Domenico, and initially worked on religious paintings under his brother. However, he also showed an early interest in the imaginary landscape paintings called "Capriccio" popularized by Marco Ricci, and in Canaletto's accurate depictions of the city of Venice using a camera obscura. In later years, especially after his brother's death in 1769, he produced this type of work exclusively. His landscape paintings of Venice are different from those of Canaletto, and are full of unique lyricism and fantasy. The world depicted in his light and suggestive brushwork is similar to the paintings of the 19th century Impressionists. Unlike Canaletto, he did not attract the attention of foreigners, and he was not elected a member of the Academy until he was 73 years old. He lived a modest life and his artistic attitude was so professional that he was not elected a member of the Academy until he was 73 years old. However, his works have a unique modernity and stand out among Venetian Rococo art.

[Masumi Ishinabe]

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イタリアの画家。ベネチアの画家一族グアルディ家の一員。父ドメニコの後を継いだ長兄ジョバンニ・アントニオに画業を習い、初めはこの兄のもとで主として宗教画を手がける。しかしその一方で彼は、マルコ・リッチが広めた「カプリッチョ」とよばれる仮想の風景画や、ベネチアの街をカメラ・オブスキュラ（暗箱）で、正確に描写したカナレットの絵に早くから興味を示した。後年、とくに1769年の兄の死後は、もっぱらこの種の作品を制作する。ベネチアを描いた彼の風景画はカナレットのそれとは異なり、独特の叙情性と幻想性にあふれている。また軽妙で暗示に富んだ筆致が描き出すその世界は、19世紀の印象派の絵画に通ずるところがある。彼はカナレットのように外国人の注意をひくこともなく、73歳になってようやくアカデミーの会員に選ばれたほど、その生涯はつつましく、その制作態度は職人的であった。だが彼の作品は特有の近代性を有しており、ベネチア・ロココ美術のなかでも異彩を放っている。

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