Michelangelo Morlaiter (Venice, 23 December 1729 – 1806) was an Italian painter, active mainly in

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. He was one of the founding members and professor of the '' Accademia di Scoltura, Pittura, ed Architettura Civile'' in Venice in 1766. His father,

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 M ...

, was a prominent sculptor. One of Michelangelo's pupils was

Francesco Maggiotto Francesco Fedeli, nicknamed Francesco Maggiotto or also il Maggiotto (1738 – 13 September 1805) was an Italian painter from Venice. Life Francesco Maggiotto was the son of Domenico Fedeli, with whom he shared the nickname "Maggiotto"; in t ...

Works in Venice

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, Frescoes * Palazzo Palazzo Michiel dalle Colonne, stucco decoration *

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, sala 18, ''Venice awards the arts''. * Church of San Bartolomeo, canvas in ceiling of presbytery, depicting ''San Bartolomeo in gloria''. * Church of Angelo San Raffaele, wall frescoes of ''Archangel Raphael and Tobias'' and ceiling God the Father in Glory of Angels''. * Church of San Moisè, Angels behind Meyring's statue at main altar

Other works

* Church of San Michele Arcangelo in

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, ceiling frescoes. * Parochial church of Biancade in Roncade, altarpiece of ''Virgin and child with Saints Simon and Giuda''. *

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, in Parrocchial Church, ''Coronation of the Virgin''.

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