Giambattista Pittoni

Giambattista Pittoni
Portrait of Pittoni by Bartolomeo Nazari
Born	(1687-06-06)6 June 1687 Venice, Republic of Venice (present-day Italy)
Died	(1767-11-06)6 November 1767 Venice
Known for	painting
Style	late Baroque, Rococo

Giambattista Pittoni (or Giovanni Battista Pittoni; 6 June 1687 – 6 November 1767) was an Italian painter. His paintings are from the late Baroque or Rococo period.^[1] He was among the people who started the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice.

Pittoni was born in Venice on 6 June 1687. He worked there for most of his life.^[1][2][3] He travelled to France in 1720. It was around this time that his style of painting changed. His style became influenced by French styles.^[1] Pittoni joined a Venetian guild of painters in 1716.^[4]: 104 He served as president of the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice from 1758 to 1760 and from 1763 to 1764.^[1][5]: 28 He was in high demand all across Italy during his life.^[1]

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