Dionigi Valesi
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Dionigi Valesi was an Italian printmaker active in Verona
and Venice
. His work included reproductions of paintings by Paolo Veronese
, Francesco Guardi
, Francesco Battaglioli
and Pietro Antonio Rotari and by the architect Adriano Cristofali
, as well as book illustrations and portraits of Venetian noblemen.
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
and 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 work included reproductions of paintings by Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi...
, Francesco Guardi
Francesco Guardi
Francesco Lazzaro Guardi was a Venetian painter of veduta, a member of the Venetian School. He is considered to be among the last practitioners, along with his brothers, of the classic Venetian school of painting....
, Francesco Battaglioli
Francesco Battaglioli
Francesco Battaglioli was an Italian painter, known as painter of veduta and cappriccios based on the scenery of Venice and the Venetian mainland .-Biography:...
and Pietro Antonio Rotari and by the architect Adriano Cristofali
Adriano Cristofali
Adriano Cristofali was one of the most important Veronese architects of the 18th century and a bridge between Enlightenment-Baroque architecture and Neoclassicism.-Life:...
, as well as book illustrations and portraits of Venetian noblemen.
Works
- After Guardi, The Grand Canal at Riva di Biasio, The Island of S Giorgio Maggiore and an architectural capriccio (c.1778)
- Map of the City of Verona Showing the Flood of 2 December 1752