Johan Richter
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Johan Richter or Giovanni Richter (1665–1745) was a Baroque
painter, born in Sweden
, but painting mainly landscapes or veduta
of Venice
.
Richter was born in Stockholm
and died in Venice. He was known to be active in Venice by 1717. He was influenced by Luca Carlevarijs
.
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
painter, born in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, but painting mainly landscapes or veduta
Veduta
A veduta is a highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or some other vista....
of Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
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Richter was born in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
and died in Venice. He was known to be active in Venice by 1717. He was influenced by Luca Carlevarijs
Luca Carlevarijs
Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris was an Italian painter and engraver of landscapes .Carlevarijs was born in Udine, but worked mostly in Venice. His vedute of Venice are among the earliest Baroque depictions of the city. He was influenced by the Dutch painter active in Rome, Caspar van Wittel...
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