Giuseppe Zais (1709-1784)
Giuseppe Zais (Forno di Canale d’Agordo 1709-Treviso 1784)
Expertise written by Prof. E. Martini
Canvas dimensions: 37x27cm
Frame dimensions: 45x35cm
He began in the circle of Marco Ricci where he learned the vigorous chiaroscuro contrasts that characterized his early works. He then replaced landscapes with ruins with landscapes of an idyllic and pastoral tone, with methods similar to Francesco Zuccarelli, his teacher in Venice. Compared to Zuccarelli, however, he is more rustic and genuine with no trace of affectation; the nature he represents always remains in an Arcadian context. In fact, landscape is the genre in which he best expresses his pictorial and coloristic abilities, demonstrating great skill in landscapes, from a very light and airy color range to a more consistent and robust one. He was also a skilled "battle painter". Several of his works are kept at the Correr Museum in Venice.
