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| Francesco Fontebasso Joash and Jehosheba before 1769 oil on canvas Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Judgment of Solomon before 1769 oil on canvas Kunstmuseum, Basel |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Abraham and the Three Angels 1759 oil on canvas Museo Diocesano Tridentino, Trento |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Annunciation to Joseph 1759 oil on canvas Museo Diocesano Tridentino, Trento |
"Francesco Fontebasso trained with Sebastiano Ricci, but it was another Venetian artist, Giambattista Tiepolo, who probably had the greatest influence on Fontebasso's art. Early in his training, Fontebasso studied Tiepolo's frescoes and eventually came in contact with the venerated artist. Settling in Venice, Fontebasso increasingly emulated Tiepolo in his palette and compositional designs. By the 1740s Fontebasso had established himself as a leading artist in Venice. He worked both in fresco and on canvas. Like Tiepolo, Fontebasso also produced pen-and-wash drawings and executed numerous book illustrations. In 1761 Fontebasso visited Saint Petersburg, creating ceiling paintings and decorations for the Winter Palace. Sadly, like several other of his major decorative projects, this work was eventually destroyed. He returned to Venice in 1768 and was elected president of the Académie Royale. He died the following year."
– biographical notes from the Getty Museum
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| Francesco Fontebasso Adoration of the Magi ca. 1750 oil on canvas Brighton and Hove Museums and Art Galleries |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Adoration of the Magi before 1769 oil on canvas National Museum, Warsaw |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Adoration of the Shepherds before 1769 oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Esther fainting before King Ahasuerus ca. 1750 oil on canvas National Trust, Hinton Ampner, Hampshire |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Family of Darius before Alexander the Great 1750 oil on canvas Dallas Museum of Art |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins before 1769 oil on canvas Museo del Prado, Madrid |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Peter of Alcántara and the Queen of Spain 1765 oil on canvas Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi Chiesa di San Francesco delle Vigna, Venice |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Ecstasy of Peter of Alcántara 1765 oil on canvas Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi Chiesa di San Francesco delle Vigna, Venice |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Peter of Alcántara shows Teresa of Avila the way to Paradise 1765 oil on canvas Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi Chiesa di San Francesco delle Vigna, Venice |
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| Francesco Fontebasso Death of Peter of Alcántara 1765 oil on canvas Cappella Giustinian dei Vescovi Chiesa di San Francesco delle Vigna, Venice |