Giambattista pittoni biography

Giambattista Pittoni (or Giovanni Battista Pittoni; 6 June 1687 – 6 November 1767) was an Italian painter. His paintings are from the late Baroque or Rococo period.^[1] He was among the people who started the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice.

Pittoni was born in Venice on 6 June 1687. He worked there for most of his life.^[1][2][3] He travelled to France in 1720.

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It was around this time that his style of painting changed. His style became influenced by French styles.^[1] Pittoni joined a Venetian guild of painters in 1716.^[4]: 104 He served as president of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice from 1758 to 1760 and from 1763 to 1764.^[1][5]: 28 He was in high demand all across Italy during his life.^[1]

Loaves and fishes

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The miracle of the loaves and fishes is a 1725 painting by Pittoni.

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