Luca Carlevarijs
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Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris (20 January 1663 – 12 February 1730) was an Italian
painter and engraver of landscapes (vedutista).
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
(often called Vanvitelli). The painters Canaletto and Antonio Visentini
are said to have been highly influenced by or pupils of his. Johan Richter did work with him.
Also called Luca Casanobrio or Luca di Ca Zenobri, for his patronage by the latter family.
He painted landscapes, sea-pieces, and perspective views. He completed over a hundred etchings of views in Venice, which give an exact representation of the principal places in that city. He died in Venice.
Italy
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painter and engraver of landscapes (vedutista).
Carlevarijs was born in Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...
, but worked mostly in 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...
. His vedute of Venice are among the earliest Baroque
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...
depictions of the city. He was influenced by the Dutch painter active in Rome, Caspar van Wittel
Caspar van Wittel
Gaspar van Wittel was a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.-Biography:Van Wittel was born in Amersfoort...
(often called Vanvitelli). The painters Canaletto and Antonio Visentini
Antonio Visentini
thumb|220px|View of Piazza San Marco in Venice, by Antonio Visentini .Antonio Visentini was an Italian architectural designer, painter and engraver, known for his architectural fantasies and capricci, the author of treatises on perspective and professor at the Venetian Academy...
are said to have been highly influenced by or pupils of his. Johan Richter did work with him.
Also called Luca Casanobrio or Luca di Ca Zenobri, for his patronage by the latter family.
He painted landscapes, sea-pieces, and perspective views. He completed over a hundred etchings of views in Venice, which give an exact representation of the principal places in that city. He died in Venice.