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Jacopo Guarana (October 28, 1720 – April 18, 1808) was a Venetian

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of the late Baroque period who was born in

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. He was active mainly in

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and its mainland territories. In 1750 he completed frescoes for the interior of

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and, in 1780, for the church of San Tomà. He also painted for the church of San Teonisto in

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and the

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and helped decorate the

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. Other works were completed for the

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, Palazzo Erizzo a San Martino, Palazzo Michiel del Brusà, and Palazzo Mocenigo a San Stae. Guarana is the last remaining direct heir of the Tiepolesque tradition. He was a founding member of the Venetian

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and is said to have studied under

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, then with

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. Among his most popular works are the wall frescoes at the concert hall of the

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. By the time he painted a ''Sacred heart of Jesus and Saints'' for the church of San Polo, his work would have been considered "retardataire", a glimpse of a lapsing past. His son, Vincenzo Guarana, born in 1742, was also a painter. Pastellist Anna Pasetti was active as a copyist in Guarana's studio.Profile of Anna Pasetti
at the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''.

Sources

External links

''Italian Paintings, Venetian School''
a collection catalog containing information about Guarana and his works (see index; plate 25). 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Venice Italian Baroque painters 1720 births 1797 deaths 18th-century Italian male artists Painters from the Republic of Venice {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub