Giuseppe Camerata (1718–1803) was an

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miniaturist painter and engraver.

Biography

He was born at

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or at

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, the son of G. Camerata, a painter of some reputation, and studied under

Gregorio Lazzarini Gregorio Lazzarini (1657 – 10 November 1730) was an Italian painter of mythological, religious and historical subjects, as well as portraits. One of the most successful Venetian artists of the day, a prominent teacher, and father to a signific ...

. He learned the technique of engraving from Giovanni Cattini, and after visiting

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in 1742, was in 1751 invited to assist in engraving the plates for the

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, and was there made principal engraver to the Court. He visited Italy again in later life, and subsequently came to

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, where he settled for a time in 1763. He afterwards became professor in the Academy at

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, where he died.

Selected works

Portraits

*'' Marco Foscarini'', Doge of

and former patron of Piranesi. *''

Simone Cantarini Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called ''il Pesarese'' (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher. He is mainly known for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, whi ...

'', Procurator of St. Mark. *''

Sebastiano Bombelli Sebastiano Bombelli (October 1635; 4 May 1719) was an Italian painter, mainly active in Venice, during the Baroque period. Biography He was born in Udine on 14 or 15 October 1635 (baptized on the 15th), educated and trained under the guidance ...

'', the Venetian painter.

Subjects from Dresden Gallery

*''Parable of the Talents''; ''Parable of the Lost Piece of Silver''; ''Parable of the Prodigal Son''; ''David with the Head of Goliath''; ''Infant Bacchus''; after

Domenico Fetti Domenico Fetti (also spelled Feti) (c. 1589 – 1623) was an Italian Baroque painter who had been active mainly in Rome, Mantua and Venice. Biography Born in Rome to a little-known painter, Pietro Fetti, Domenico is said to have apprenticed ...

. *''Holy Family''; after Giulio Cesare Procaccini *''St. Roch aiding the Plague-stricken''; after

Camillo Procaccini 300px, ''Nativity'' by Camillo Procaccini Camillo Procaccini (3 March 1561 at Parma – 21 August 1629) was an Italian painter. He has been posthumously referred to as the ''Vasari of Lombardy'', for his prolific Mannerist fresco decoration. Bo ...

. *''St. Roch distributing Alms'' and ''Assumption of the Virgin'' after Annibale Carracci. *''Adulteress before Christ''; after

Bartolomeo Biscaino Bartolomeo Biscaino (1632–1657) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native Genoa. Life He was the son, and pupil, of Giovanni Andrea Biscaino. He afterwards became a pupil of Valerio Castello. His career was cut shor ...

. *''Chastity of Joseph''; after

. *''Old and New Testament''; after A. Baccari. *''Mary Magdalene'' after

Pompeo Batoni Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (25 January 1708 – 4 February 1787) was an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures. The high number of foreign visitors tra ...

. *A half-length figure, with a beard and Another half-length, the companion; after Dietrich. *''Mary Magdalene''; after Van der Werf.

References

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