Pietro Longhi was a rococo painter who, although he also created some frescoes and altarpieces, became famous mainly for his contemporary genre paintings and portraits of Venetian everyday life of the upper class. He was born Pietro Falca, the son of a silversmith. He later changed his name to Longhi when he began his career as a painter. His first teacher was the Veronese painter Antonio Balestra. He then sent him to Bologna to Giuseppe Maria Crespi, who was famous for both his religious works and his genre paintings. The influence of the Dutch genre painters, of whom there was at least one important art collection in Venice at the time, is also evident in Longhis works. By 1732 at the latest, Longhis education was finished and he returned to his hometown Venice. In the same year he married Catharina Maria Rizzi. With her he fathered 11 children, of which only 3 reached adulthood.
One of Longhis first works was the "Giant's Downfall", a historic ceiling painting in Palazzo Sagredo. However, the work was apparently only moderately artistically successful. For this reason Longhi is said to have devoted himself from then on almost exclusively to genre and portrait paintings. A special feature in many of Longhi's paintings are the Venetian masks. While in these works some figures are presented unmasked, there are some where either the face is missing or is covered by a mask. In pictures like "Ridotto" Longhi seems to suggest in a humorous, satirical way that the Venetian elite, protected by the anonymity of the masks, behave differently and above all less demurely. Longhis works thus offer an important opportunity today to look at the social customs and everyday life of the time. For example, the famous painting "The Exhibition of the Rhinoceros" from 1751 shows an actual event. Because this rhinoceros was exhibited in Venice this year.
Longhis works were particularly popular with the Venetian patrician families. Therefore, besides the Venetian nobility, his biggest clients included well-known families like Emo, Grimani, Pisani, Sagredo and many others. He was admitted to the newly founded Venetian Academy in 1756 and later became its director. At this time he began to turn increasingly away from genre painting and towards portrait painting. He was allowed to produce various individual and group portraits of the Venetian noble family. Longhi was supported in his later works by his son Alessandro, who later also became a famous portrait painter. Longhi died at the age of 83 in his home town of Venice.
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1120197).jpg "The Ridotto, Venetian Masks by Pietro Longhi")
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_1752_(LAloe_Vera_in_the_for_-_(MeisterDrucke-1002462).jpg "The Pharmacist by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Banquet at Casa Nani, Given in Honour of their Guest, Clemente Augusto, Elector Archbishop of Cologne, on 9th September 1755 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Exhibition of a Rhinoceros in Venice by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Pharmacist by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Gentleman with a Rose Buttonhole by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Young Women Washing the Laundry by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1110302).jpg "Trying on Dress by Pietro Longhi")
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_18th_cent_-_(MeisterDrucke-982154).jpg "The Concert: A Trio of Violinists by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Lions Cage, as seen in Venice in the Carnival of 1765 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Alchemists by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Grand Staircase in Palazzo Sagredo, Fall of Giants, fresco by Pietro Longhi by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Exhibition of Clara, Indian Rhinoceros by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Lady Dressing, or Lady at Her Toilet by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "A Patrician Family, c.1752 by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1464226).jpg "A Party at Villa Widmann by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_Painting_by_Pietro_Longhi_(17_-_(MeisterDrucke-946682).jpg "Sleeping Agriculture (The Sleeping Peasant Woman) by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1112562).jpg "Lady at dressmaker")
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_1752_Dim_62x50_cm_Venic_-_(MeisterDrucke-960508).jpg "The School of Work by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Fried Potato Seller by Pietro Longhi")
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_a_popular_dance_of_the_Venice_region_Painting_by_Pietro_-_(MeisterDrucke-1022313).jpg "La Forlane (La Furlana), a Popular Dance of the Venice Region by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1080853).jpg "The Michiel family, c.1780 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Artist")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1103715).jpg "Monk")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-988540).jpg "The Foyer by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Portrait of Carlo Goldoni by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Portrait of a family by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-905234).jpg "The Meeting, c.1746 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Kissing the Hand by Pietro Longhi")
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_oil_painting_Palazzo_Levi_Montalcini_-_(MeisterDrucke-1025492).jpg "Family portrait, Pietro Longhi (1702 - 1785) by Pietro Longhi")
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_or_mask_a_reduto_(Il_r_-_(MeisterDrucke-988265).jpg "Il Ridotto (The Private Room of Palazzo San Moise, Venice) by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Lady at Her Toilette by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1637765).jpg "The Charlatan (detail), circa 1757 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Music Lesson, c.1760 by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1448636).jpg "Portrait Of An Unknown Nobleman by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Visit to a Lord by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "To Taste it in the Gardens of the Venetian Estuary in Cartosa or the Vignole by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1117191).jpg "Holy Orders by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Sick Woman (1741) by Pietro Longhi")
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_18th_century_Sun_064x05_m_-_(MeisterDrucke-946463).jpg "The Presentation by Pietro Longhi")
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_1752_approx_Sun_62x50_cm_V_-_(MeisterDrucke-1001362).jpg "Family Portrait (1752) by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Tickle, c. 1755 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Il Reducato by Pietro Longhi")
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_oil_on_canvas_61x50_-_(MeisterDrucke-1123332).jpg "The seven sacraments: Confession by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Presentation by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Representation of Comedians During the Carnival in St Mark")
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.jpg "A Lady receiving a Cavalier, 1747-1755 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Reception of Crown Prince Friedrich Christian at the border of the Republic of Venice by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Temptation by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Lunch at the Villa, from the School of Pietro Longhi by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "A Friar Offers Hot Chocolate with Venetian Biscuits (1774) by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_Painting_by_Pietro_Longhi_(1702-1785)_oil_on_ca_-_(MeisterDrucke-961375).jpg "The New World by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "A puppet show in Venice by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Painter in His Studio by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Tooth Puller by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Game of the Cooking Pot by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Washerwomen by Pietro Longhi")
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 card - (MeisterDrucke-266007).jpg "Wine-pourer with a Young Man by Pietro Longhi")
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_(The_indovina)_Painting_by_Pietro_Longhi_-_(MeisterDrucke-1002463).jpg "The Fortune Teller by Pietro Longhi")
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_Museo_di_Palazzo_Ca_Rez_-_(MeisterDrucke-946123).jpg "The alchemist")
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.jpg "Rhinoceros: exhibition of Clara, Indian rhinoceros by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1103713).jpg "Embroidery workshop by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Barber by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Painter")
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_oil_on_canvas_69x49_cm_circa_-_(MeisterDrucke-988114).jpg "The Spinner by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Happy Couple by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1630278).jpg "The Game of the Cooking Pot, c.1744 by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_Painting_by_Pietro_Longhi_(1702-1785)_oil_on_can_-_(MeisterDrucke-988269).jpg "The Charlatan (Il Ciarlatano) by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Dancing Lesson by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Doge Grimani on his Throne by Pietro Longhi")
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_Painting_by_Pietro_Longhi_-_(MeisterDrucke-960635).jpg "The Snack in the Countryside by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Indiscreet Gentleman by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Faint by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Masked Party in a Courtyard by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Venetian Family by Pietro Longhi")
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_Painting_by_Pietro_Longhi_(1702-1785)_1760_app_-_(MeisterDrucke-947869).jpg "The Hairdresser by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Masked Figures in a Venetian Coffee House by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Theatrical Scene, 1752 by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081453).jpg "The Ridotto of Venice by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Family Concert, c.1750 by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1583893).jpg "Standing shepherd, ca. 1740 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Women Washing and Spinning by Pietro Longhi")
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_oil_on_-_(MeisterDrucke-1120076).jpg "The Seven Sacraments: Marriage by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Venetian Family with a Manservant Serving Coffee by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Sick Woman by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Portrait of Francesco Guardi by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Meeting, 1746 by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1120175).jpg "The Friars Visit by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1110698).jpg "The Baptism, by Pietro Longhi by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Masked Party in a Courtyard by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Adriana Giustinian Barbarigo and her Son Gerolamo Ascanio, c.1776-79 by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The New World by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Fortune Teller by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "The Parlour by Pietro Longhi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1002055).jpg "Portrait of the Sagredo Family by Pietro Longhi")
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_with_his_nephew_Ludovico_Rezzoni_-_(MeisterDrucke-960509).jpg "Pope Clement XIII with His Nephew Ludovico Rezzonico and His Wife Faustina Savorgnan by Pietro Longhi")
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.jpg "Geography Lesson by Pietro Longhi")
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_at_the_age_of_52_Painting_b_-_(MeisterDrucke-1001365).jpg "Portrait of Francesco Guardi at the Age of 52 (1764) by Pietro Longhi")
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