Ippolito Caffi's Vedute on Display at Museo Correr in Venice

The Museo Correr in Venice is hosting a retrospective of Ippolito Caffi (1809–1866), a Venetian vedutista and patriot who died at the Battle of Lissa during the Third Italian War of Independence. The exhibition, curated by Annalisa Scarpa and running until November 20, 2016, showcases the rich corpus of works donated by Caffi's widow, Virginia Missana, to Venice in 1889, including drawings and albums. Caffi, born in Belluno, was a restless traveler who painted en plein air, capturing Rome, Naples, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Armenia, and Palestine. His style, influenced by Canaletto, infused vedutismo with vibrant energy and prefigured Impressionism. After fighting for independence from the Habsburgs, he fled to Genoa, Novara, Turin, Nice, Geneva, Lausanne, and Paris, continuing to paint with undiminished passion. The exhibition highlights his role in advancing landscape painting toward modernity.