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Giovanni Battista Piazzetta
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“Fortune Teller,” oil painting by Piazzetta, 1740; in the Accademia, Venice “Madonna and Child Appearing to San Filippo Neri,” oil painting by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682–1754); in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Philip Neri, oil on canvas by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, probably 1725 or after; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 112.4. × 63.5 cm.
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Also Known As Giambattista Piazetta
Born February 13, 1682 • Venice • Italy
Died April 28, 1754 (aged 72) • Venice • Italy
Movement / Style Baroque art and architecture • Rococo • Venetian school

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“Fortune Teller,” oil painting by Piazzetta, 1740; in the Accademia, Venice
“Madonna and Child Appearing to San Filippo Neri,” oil painting by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682–1754); in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Philip Neri, oil on canvas by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, probably 1725 or after; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 112.4. × 63.5 cm.
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