List of works by Giambattista Pittoni

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The following is a list of paintings by Italian Rococo painter Giambattista Pittoni, one of the most important artist of the eighteenth century in Europe. Giambattista Pittoni lists 247 extant and 117 lost, missing or destroyed works. Some of his works are listed below. The artist's works have never signed and dated.

Image Title Year Technique Dimensions (cm) Gallery
The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua ca.1730 Oil on canvas 90.17 cm x 59.06 cm San Diego Museum of Art, California, United States
Bacchus et Ariane 1720-1725 Oil on canvas 0,51 m. x 0,46 m. National Museum of Warsaw, Poland
Mars et Vénus 1720-1725 Oil on canvas 0,62 m. x 0,46 m National Museum of Warsaw, Poland
Le Christ donnant les clefs du Paradis à saint Pierr 1733-1735 Oil on canvas 0,56 m. x 0,96 m. The Louvre, Paris
Polyxène devant le tombeau d'Achille 1733-1735 Oil on canvas 0,56 m. x 0,96 m. The Louvre, Paris
Suzanne et les vieillards 1723-1725 Oil on canvas 0,42 m. x 0,36 m The Louvre, Paris
Tombeau allégorique de l'archevêque John Tillotson 1730-1735 Oil on canvas 0,80 m. x 0,53 m The Louvre, Paris
Bacco e Arianna Oval Oil on panel Palazzo Madama, Senate of the Republic (Italy), Rome
Frescos in the Winter Palace of Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg (Pittoni) 1788 Oil on canvas Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Diana and Endymion 1723 Oil on canvas 134 x 109 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Dido Founding Carthage Early 1720s Oil on canvas 161 x 200 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Death of King Candaules Early 1720s Oil on canvas 161 x 210 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sacrifice of Polyxena Early 1730s Oil on canvas 129 x 94 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Susanna and the Elders about 1720 Drawing, red and black chalks 19.4 x 13.1 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
The Nativity with God the Father and the Holy Ghost about 1740 Oil on canvas 222.7 x 153.5 cm The National Gallery, London
San Francesco 1718 Oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm private collection
The miracle of the loaves and fishes c. 1725 Oil on canvas 120.1 × 178.5 cm The National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
Retour de Guerrier ou Le sacrifice de Polyxène au pied du tombeau d'Achille Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Dole, France
Group of Figures from a Banquet Scene Drawing 34.92 x 21.43 cm, irregular Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
Infant Moses Trampling on Pharaon`s Crown Early 1720s Drawing, red chalk, pen and Indian ink, grey wash over traces of black chalk 1 x 30,2 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Un saint recevant l'Enfant Jésus dans les bras sur un étoffe Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Le Jugement dernier Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Un saint recevant l'Enfant Jésus dans les bras sur un étoffe Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Elie monte au ciel dans un char de feu et laisse tomber son manteau à Elisée Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Femme et jeune homme à genoux : deux figures du Monument à Lord Dorset Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Martyre de saint Thomas Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Sujet allégorique Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Tête de vieil homme, tournée vers la gauche, vue de profil Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Un guerrier, un prêtre et deux hommes : figures du Monument à Lord Dorset Drawing The Louvre, Paris
Un évêque à genoux lisant Drawing The Louvre, Paris

Sources[change | change source]

  • Official sites of the museums.
  • Franca Zava Boccazzi (1979). Pittoni: L'opera completa (in Italian). Venezia: Alfieri.