The essay traces the critical reception of the painter Giovanni Antonio Fumiani (Venice, 1643-1710) in the 17th and 18th centuries, highlighting the widespread regard in which he was held by his contemporaries. Through an in-depth analysis of the sources, some of which have never before been taken into consideration, the study underscores the master’s international reputation as the bearer of a complex Venetian figurative tradition, rooted in a close dialogue with the legacy of Paolo Veronese. He was widely regarded as an artist with a "deft" ("pronto") touch and a "capricious" ("bizzarro") flair, renowned for his inventiveness in history painting and his skill in the perspectival construction of architecture.
Il saggio ripercorre la fortuna critica sei e settecentesca del pittore Giovanni Antonio Fumiani (Venezia, 1643-1710), mettendone in luce l’ampia stima goduta presso i contemporanei. Attraverso un’approfondita analisi delle fonti, alcune delle quali finora mai prese in considerazione, lo studio evidenzia la reputazione internazionale del maestro, portatore di una complessa cultura figurativa di matrice veneta, fondata sul serrato dialogo con la lezione di Paolo Veronese. Per giudizio condiviso, Fumiani era un artista “pronto” nel tocco e “bizzarro” nell’estro, rinomato per la facilità d'invenzione nelle scene di storia e per l’abilità nella costruzione prospettica delle architetture.
Un pittore di “molto genio e spirito”. Considerazioni sulla fortuna critica di Giovanni Antonio Fumiani
Delorenzi, Paolo
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Abstract
The essay traces the critical reception of the painter Giovanni Antonio Fumiani (Venice, 1643-1710) in the 17th and 18th centuries, highlighting the widespread regard in which he was held by his contemporaries. Through an in-depth analysis of the sources, some of which have never before been taken into consideration, the study underscores the master’s international reputation as the bearer of a complex Venetian figurative tradition, rooted in a close dialogue with the legacy of Paolo Veronese. He was widely regarded as an artist with a "deft" ("pronto") touch and a "capricious" ("bizzarro") flair, renowned for his inventiveness in history painting and his skill in the perspectival construction of architecture.I documenti in ARCA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.



