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- Pietro Longhi
- Venetian Painting
- Ceremony
- Domestic Scene
- Italian Renaissance
- Decorative Arts
- Religious
- Genre Art
- Baptism Ritual
- Christian Iconography
- Venetian Interior
- Venice
- History
- 18Th Century Venice
- Renaissance Painter
- Last Rites
- Fine Art Reproduction
- Religious Scene
- Venetian Hogarth
- Satirical Charm
- Baroque
- Painting
- Portrait
- Bourgeois Life
- Etching
- Seventeenth Century Art
- Italian Baroque
- Fine Art
- Death
- Portraiture
- Art
- Renaissance Style
- Italian Art
- Baroque Art
- 1755
- Classical Painting
- Holy Spirit Descent
Pietro Longhi’s ‘The Baptism,’ painted circa 1755, exemplifies Baroque artistry with its tranquil portrayal of a Christian ritual. Featuring a priest administering baptism amidst a contemplative setting—a book symbolizing faith—the artwork showcases Longhi's skill in capturing human emotion and spiritual depth.
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'.
Witness the somber beauty of Pietro Longhi's 'Extreme Unction' (1755), an etching depicting a poignant last rites scene. Explore Venetian life through masterful detail and historical context.