Bernardo Bellotto | Nikita Normov

I specialize in cross-cultural communication in English and Italian.So I decided to share with you some information about an outstanding Italian artist Bernardo Bellotto known for his carefully drawn topographical paintings of central Italian and eastern European cities and some of his works. Look at them and enjoy!)

Bernardo Bellotto
(1720-1780)

also called Canaletto Belotto
a painter of the Venetian
the fidelity of his views are in part attributable to the use of the camera obscura.
famous for his paintings of central Italian and eastern European cities

Early Studies

Bellotto was born in Venice in 1720, and trained at his uncle’s workshop.
by the age of 18 he was already a member of the Venetian Painters Guild.
Between 1742 and 1747 Bellotto moved around Northern Italy, studying architectural and topographical paintings.
It is assumed that Bellotto worked closely with his uncle in his last years in Venice, as Bellotto’s stylistic quirks start to appear in Canaletto’s work.

The village of Gazzada