LONGHI, Pietro
Italian Rococo Era Painter, ca.1702-1785 Painter and draughtsman. His father, Alessandro Falca, encouraged his natural talent for drawing, and he studied under Antonio Balestra for 'several years', according to his son, Alessandro Longhi. Balestra probably took Pietro to Bologna and recommended him to Giuseppe Maria Crespi. No documents exist on Longhi until 1732, the year he married, and some doubt has been expressed about his study with Crespi. There is no trace of Crespi's influence in Longhi's altarpiece for the parish church of S Pellegrino in Bologna, St Pellegrino Condemned to Death, installed in 1732; Crespi's style is an intimate one, however, and would have been inappropriate for such a large altarpiece. One of Longhi's first independent works, the St Pellegrino altarpiece recalls his Venetian origins and training in its broken brushwork and colour glazes. In another early work, the Adoration of the Magi (Venice, Scuola Grande S Giovanni Evangelista), documented in 1733 as at S Maria Materdomini, Venice, the subject-matter lends itself to a more domestic treatment, and Crespi's influence is evident. Both these works contain passages anticipating Longhi's subsequent development as a genre painter; in each picture a boy or young man, perhaps a self-portrait, gazes out at the spectator, unconcerned with events in the painting.

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LONGHI, Pietro Patrician Family wg oil painting


Patrician Family wg
c. 1752 Oil on canvas Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Painting ID::  7983
LONGHI, Pietro
Patrician Family wg
c. 1752 Oil on canvas Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
   
   
     

LONGHI, Pietro The Rhinoceros sg oil painting


The Rhinoceros sg
1751 Oil on canvas, 62 x50 cm Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
Painting ID::  7984
LONGHI, Pietro
The Rhinoceros sg
1751 Oil on canvas, 62 x50 cm Ca' Rezzonico, Venice
   
   
     

LONGHI, Pietro The Ridotto sg oil painting


The Ridotto sg
1740's Oil on canvas Raccotta Salon, Venice
Painting ID::  7985
LONGHI, Pietro
The Ridotto sg
1740's Oil on canvas Raccotta Salon, Venice
   
   
     

LONGHI, Pietro Il Ridotto sg oil painting


Il Ridotto sg
1740s Oil on canvas Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
Painting ID::  7986
LONGHI, Pietro
Il Ridotto sg
1740s Oil on canvas Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
   
   
     

LONGHI, Pietro The Soothsayer f oil painting


The Soothsayer f
c. 1750 Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 cm Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
Painting ID::  7987
LONGHI, Pietro
The Soothsayer f
c. 1750 Oil on canvas, 60 x 48 cm Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
   
   
     

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     LONGHI, Pietro
     Italian Rococo Era Painter, ca.1702-1785 Painter and draughtsman. His father, Alessandro Falca, encouraged his natural talent for drawing, and he studied under Antonio Balestra for 'several years', according to his son, Alessandro Longhi. Balestra probably took Pietro to Bologna and recommended him to Giuseppe Maria Crespi. No documents exist on Longhi until 1732, the year he married, and some doubt has been expressed about his study with Crespi. There is no trace of Crespi's influence in Longhi's altarpiece for the parish church of S Pellegrino in Bologna, St Pellegrino Condemned to Death, installed in 1732; Crespi's style is an intimate one, however, and would have been inappropriate for such a large altarpiece. One of Longhi's first independent works, the St Pellegrino altarpiece recalls his Venetian origins and training in its broken brushwork and colour glazes. In another early work, the Adoration of the Magi (Venice, Scuola Grande S Giovanni Evangelista), documented in 1733 as at S Maria Materdomini, Venice, the subject-matter lends itself to a more domestic treatment, and Crespi's influence is evident. Both these works contain passages anticipating Longhi's subsequent development as a genre painter; in each picture a boy or young man, perhaps a self-portrait, gazes out at the spectator, unconcerned with events in the painting.

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