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 Italians, 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 ...

. 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 Painting, painter and etcher. He is known mainly for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original styl ...

'', Procurator of St. Mark. *'' Sebastiano Bombelli'', 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) ( – 16 April 1623) was an Italian Baroque painter who was active mainly in Rome, Mantua and Venice. Biography Born in Rome to a little-known painter, Pietro Fetti, Domenico is said to have apprenticed ini ...

. *''Holy Family''; after Giulio Cesare Procaccini *''St. Roch aiding the Plague-stricken''; after Camillo Procaccini. *''St. Roch distributing Alms'' and ''Assumption of the Virgin'' after

Annibale Carracci Annibale Carracci ( , , ; November 3, 1560 – July 15, 1609) was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome. Along with his brother Agostino Carracci, Agostino and cousin Ludovico Carracci, Ludovico (with whom the Ca ...

. *''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 short ...

. *''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 Allegory, allegorical and mythological pictures. The high number of foreign vis ...

. *A half-length figure, with a beard and Another half-length, the companion; after

Dietrich Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "ruler of the people", but also "keeper of the keys" or "lockpick" (either the tool or the profession). Given name * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398–1440) * Thierry of Alsace (; 1099–1168), ...

. *''Mary Magdalene''; after Van der Werf.

References

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