Ca' Rezzonico is home a beautiful set of frescoes by the Venetian painter Giandomenico Tiepolo (1727-1804). The frescoes originally decorated a villa in Zianigo (near Mirano), which his much more famous father, Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770), bought in 1757. Although the villa was a modest establishment, it was still a mark of a very successful career for one of the greatest Venetian painters of the eighteenth century. Tiepolo senior rarely stayed in the villa, but his son spent long periods there. Over a period of almost forty years (1759-97), Giandomenico decorated the villa with a number of delightful frescoes that were for the exclusive enjoyment of himself and his family. The frescoes were removed from the villa in 1906. Comments are closed.
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My name is David Lown and I am an art historian from Cambridge, England.
Since 200I I have been living in Italy, where I run private tours of Florence, Rome & Venice. Search Pictures From Italy:
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