Giovanni Maria Morlaiter [SEP] date of death
Giovanni Maria Morlaiter
Giovanni Maria Morlaiter (15 February 1699 – 22 February 1781) was an Italian sculptor of the Rococo or late-Baroque, active mainly in his native Venice.
Biography.
Almost all the sculpture in the church of the Gesuati, Venice is the work of Morlaiter, whom Hugh Honour describes as "one of the ablest sculptors in eighteenth century Venice" and Semenzato as "the most brilliant interpreter of the rococo in Venetian sculpture" adding that "His work shows great dynamism" and "an
1699 in art
Events from the year 1699 in art.
Events.
- The Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture holds the first of a series of salons at the Louvre Palace.
Paintings.
- Alexis Simon Belle –
- Alexandre-François Desportes – "" (approximate date)
- Willem Frederiksz van Royen – ""
- (silk painting)
- Monastery of Moisei, Romania (icons)
Births.
- February 15 – Giovanni Maria Morlaiter, Italian Rococo sculptor