181 - Alessandro Piazza (Venice 1652 – Rome 1727), attributed

Alessandro Piazza (Venice 1652 – Rome 1727), attributed Commedia dell’arte in a Venetian Square Oil on canvas 38 x 27 cm Rediscovered by Dario Succi after centuries of obscurity, Piazza is described by the distinguished scholar as follows: “The ideal heir to Joseph Heintz the Younger, Alessandro Piazza—an artist of remarkable depth who was almost completely forgotten in 20th-century art history (...)—played an important role in the transition from the celebratory and genre views of the 17th century to the golden age of the great 18th-century cityscape painters.” The recent reconstruction of his catalog began with the two museum collections housed at the Correr in Venice and the Worcester Art Museum in Massachusetts. For comparison, see the works published in D. Succi’s *Repertorio dei Vedutisti Veneziani dal Seicento all’Ottocento*, particularly photos 10–13 on pages 34 and 35. Alessandro Piazza (Venice 1652 – Rome 1727) attributed Commedia dell’arte in a Venetian square Oil on canvas 38 x 27 cm