Michelangelo Morlaiter
Fresco in Palazzo Grassi, Venice
Michelangelo Morlaiter (Venice, 23 December 1729 – 1806) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Venice. He was one of the founding members and professor of the Accademia di Scoltura, Pittura, ed Architettura Civile in Venice in 1766.[1]
His father, Giovanni Maria Morlaiter, was a prominent sculptor. One of Michelangelo's pupils was Francesco Maggiotto.
Works in Venice
- Palazzo Grassi, Frescoes
- Palazzo Palazzo Michiel dalle Colonne, stucco decoration
- Gallerie dell'Accademia, sala 18, Venice awards the arts.
- Church of San Bartolomeo, canvas in ceiling of presbytery, depicting San Bartolomeo in gloria.
- Church of Angelo San Raffaele, wall frescoes of Archangel Raphael and Tobias and ceiling 'God the Father in Glory of Angels.
- Church of San Moisè, Angels behind Meyring's statue at main altar
San Moisè, background angels by Morlaiter
Other works
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Candiana, ceiling frescoes.[2]
- Parrochial church of Biancade in Roncade, altarpiece of Vigin and child with Saints Simon and Giuda.[3]
- Palazzolo sull'Oglio, in Parrocchial Church, Coronation of the Virgin.
Notes
- ↑ Saggio Sulla Storia Civile, Politica, Ecclesiastica E Sulla Corografia e Topografia degli Stati della Repubblica de Venezia, Volume 1 (1785), by Cristoforo Tentori, Appresso Giacomo Storti, Venice, page 295
- ↑ Ceiling in Candiana.
- ↑ Pala di Biancade
Bibliography
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