The Letter of the Moor
Pietro Longhi (1701 – 1785)
Pietro Longhi (1701-1785) was a Venetian painter famed for witty genre scenes of 18th-century life, capturing bourgeois society & everyday Venice with satirical charm – the 'Venetian Hogarth'.
About this artwork
- Title: The Letter of the Moor
- Artist: Pietro Longhi
- Year: 1751
- Original dimensions: 62.0 x 50.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: exploring class dynamics , satirical social critique
- Main color: Black
- Keywords: genre scene art , wealthy portrait , venetian painting
- Color intensity: Monochromatic


