Bernardo Bellotto

>Bernardo Bellotto 2005-04-24T20:24:37Z D6 interwikis: Adding:es [[Image:Capriccio_of_the_Capital_by_Bernardo_Bellotto.jpeg|thumb|left|300px|"Capriccio of the Capital"]] '''Bernado Bellotto''' ([[1720]]/[[1721|21]] - [[1780]]) was a [[painter]]. He was the pupil and nephew of [[Canaletto]], and sometimes also used his name - illegally according to some. His style was characterized by an elaborate capturing of architectural or natural features, as well as the specific quality of each place's lighting. His career was of strong international character. Traveling through [[Italy]] he visited [[Rome]], [[Florence]], [[Turin]], [[Milan]] and [[Verona, Italy|Verona]] and created memorable images of each city. From [[1747]] to [[1758]] he moved to [[Dresden]], following an invitation of King [[August III of Poland]]. He created various paintings of the cities Dresden and [[Pirna]] and their surroundings. Today, these paintings personate a memory of Dresden's beauty, which was destroyed in the [[Bombing of Dresden|bombing]] during [[World War II]]. His international reputation grew, and in [[1758]] he followed an invitation by the [[Empress]] [[Maria Theresa of Austria|Maria Theresa]] to [[Vienna]], where he created paintings of the city's monuments. Thereafter he worked in [[Munich]] and then Dresden, again. His last stay was in [[Warsaw]], beginning in [[1766]]. His paintings of Warsaw were used for rebuilding the city after its near complete destruction in World War II. == External links == *[http://www.abcgallery.com/B/bellotto/bellotto.html gallery and main source of information for this article] [[Category:1720 births|Bellotto, Bernardo]] [[Category:1780 deaths|Bellotto, Bernardo]] [[Category:Italian painters|Bellotto, Bernardo]] [[de:Bernardo Bellotto]] [[es:Bernardo Bellotto]] [[pl:Bernardo Bellotto]]