18th-century art from Venice and Habsburg Empire in Udine and Gorizia

A major exhibition titled 'Pittori del Settecento tra Venezia e Impero' opens across two venues in Friuli Venezia Giulia: Castello di Udine from November 25, 2023, and Palazzo Attems Petzenstein in Gorizia from December 14, 2023, both running until April 7, 2024. Organized by the Civici Musei di Udine and Musei Provinciali di Gorizia, the show is curated by Liliana Cargnelutti, Vania Gransinigh, and Alessandro Quinzi. It juxtaposes masterpieces by Venetian greats like Giambattista Tiepolo with lesser-known local artists active in the 18th century along the borderlands of the Serenissima and the Habsburg Empire, which then ruled Gorizia, Trieste, and contiguous Slovenia. Curator Vania Gransinigh notes that around Tiepolo—who worked repeatedly for Friulian patrons—other native Friulian artists like Sebastiano Bombelli, Nicola Grassi, and Luca Carlevarijs gained success in Venice while maintaining ties to their homeland. Venetian artists such as Gian Antonio Guardi, Giambattista Piazzetta, Gaspare Diziani, and Francesco Fontebasso also traveled to Friuli to assist Tiepolo and inspire local creators.