Venetian school

American  

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

Example Sentences

“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

In the Lombard school a severe style of drawing is seen through harmonious colouring, and in the Venetian school the drawing is often veiled in the richness of the colour.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

Out of this open first the two rooms devoted to the Venetian school.

From The Story of Florence by Gardner, Edmund G.