Italian Rococo art

Art of Italy

Periods

Nuragic
Etruscan
Ancient Roman
Italo-Byzantine
Gothic architecture
Renaissance painting and sculpture
Mannerism
Baroque and Rococo
Neoclassical and 19th century
Modern and contemporary

Centennial divisions

Duecento
Trecento
Quattrocento
Cinquecento
Seicento
Settecento

Important art museums

Important art festivals

Major works

The Tribute Money (Masaccio)
The Birth of Venus
Primavera
Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
Annunciation (Leonardo)
Sistine Chapel ceiling
Sistine Madonna
Pietà
The Last Judgment
The Creation of Adam
David (Michelangelo)
The School of Athens
The Battle of San Romano
Venus of Urbino
David (Donatello)
The Calling of St. Matthew
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space

Italian artists

Painters
Sculptors
Architects
Photographers
Illustrators

Italian art schools

Bolognese school
Ferrarese school
Forlivese school
Florentine school
Lucchese and Pisan School
Sienese school
Venetian school

Art movements

History and background

Italian Rococo was mainly inspired by the rocaille or French Rococo, since France was the founding nation of that particular style. The styles of the Italian Rococo were very similar to those of France. The style in Italy was usually lighter and more feminine than Italian Baroque art, and became the more popular art form of the settecento.^{[citation needed]}

The leading artistic centres during the Rococo in Italy were Venice, Genoa and Rome. Most Italian Rococo artists came from Venice, such as Canaletto, Tiepolo, Guardi, Piazzetta and Bellotto,^[1] but also from Rome and Genoa, such as Piranesi and Pannini. Artists such as Castiglione and Alessandro Magnasco brought the vogue of Rococo art to Genoa, and Neapolitan Rococo was mainly based on landscapes and naturalistic themes.^[2] Canaletto and Tiepolo were among the most prominent painters of the age, and they painted many frescos and cityscapes (particularly Canaletto).