A student of G. A. Pellegrini, he soon turned to perspective decoration; an expert engraver, he translated views by Canaletto. A proponent of architectural classicism in Venice, he was among the founders of the Academy, where he taught perspective. He designed Palazzo Smith (1751, later Mangilli-Valmarana), one of the most beautiful overlooking the Grand Canal, and the facade of Palazzo Giusti (1766). Under the guidance of Gian Domenico Tiepolo, he collaborated on the frescoes of Villa Valmarana near Vicenza. He redesigned the facade of Palazzo Balbi, home to the British Consul Joseph Smith, for whom he often worked... [Trecani - Online Encyclopedia, SG Print Collection 2016]
Accompanied by an appraisal dated 1973
height 97 cm, width 131 cm
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