Venetian school

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noun

1. any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.

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Etymology

Origin of Venetian school

First recorded in 1740–50

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Venetian school

“Paolo Veneziano: Art and Devotion in 14th-Century Venice” Works by the medieval painter regarded as the founder of the Venetian school are on view July 13 through Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2021

In fact, Francesco Guardi was the last master of the Venetian school.

From Time Magazine Archive

They showed four panels by Bartolommeo Montagna, a minor master of the late 15th century Venetian school.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the period of exhaustion which followed the Renaissance, the Venetian school alone was blessed with genius.

From Handbook of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts by Breck, Joseph

How excellent a standard of craftsmanship was maintained by the Venetian school is well exemplified by 1673, a portrait by an unknown artist.

From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine