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Rococo Artists of the 18 th Century. By Amber Reed and Amy Busch. Giovanni Domenico T iepolo. He was born in Venice, Italy on august 30, 1727 Died March 3, 1804 Painter and print maker in etching His father taught him everything he knew about painting
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Rococo Artists of the 18th Century By Amber Reed and Amy Busch
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo He was born in Venice, Italy on august 30, 1727 Died March 3, 1804 Painter and print maker in etching His father taught him everything he knew about painting By age 20, he was creating his own paintings and selling them Developed style of painting in 1770, after the death of his father Worked in Venice, Genoa, and Padua Had 104 sketches of Punchinello; a deformed clown who performed comedy His drawings were mostly with ink wash Some of his artwork is located in Sydney, Australia; University of Texas, Austin; and Madrid
Nicholas De Largilliere Largilliere was a French painter He was born in Paris Charles II was a big fan of his paintings at the time He mostly painted portraits -Also painted still life Used bright colors that attracted celebrities such as actresses, public men, and popular preachers Painted a portrait of Voltaire in 1718 Self Portrait
Portraits by Largilliere Voltaire