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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

To the vivid and splendid coloring of the Venetian school, he was perhaps more indebted than to any other model.

From Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne

Several excellent pictures of the Venetian school, of middle size, completed this assemblage of elegance and refined taste.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Eugène Sue