# 18th-century Italy

Time and place · hang 749 · 49 works

Works made in Italy in the 18th century.

The rooms are imagined; every work on their walls is real.

## First room, north wall

1. [The Choristers](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-choristers-nga-53149), Alessandro Magnasco, c. 1740/1745. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/the-choristers-nga-53149?hang=749)
2. [A Young Woman Buying a Pink from a Young Man](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/a-young-woman-buying-a-pink-from-a-young-man-cma-117766), Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1740. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/a-young-woman-buying-a-pink-from-a-young-man-cma-117766?hang=749)

## First room, south wall

3. [Procession in the Courtyard of the Ducal Palace, Venice](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/procession-in-the-courtyard-of-the-ducal-palace-venice-nga-32586), Antonio Joli, 1742 or after. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/procession-in-the-courtyard-of-the-ducal-palace-venice-nga-32586?hang=749)
4. [Warwick Castle: The East Front](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/warwick-castle-the-east-front-met-459183), Canaletto, 1752. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/warwick-castle-the-east-front-met-459183?hang=749)

## Second room, south wall

5. [The Glorification of the Barbaro Family](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-glorification-of-the-barbaro-family-met-437798), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1750. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/the-glorification-of-the-barbaro-family-met-437798?hang=749)
6. [View of the Remains of the Praetorian Fort \[the Poecile\], Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, from Views of Rome](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/view-of-the-remains-of-the-praetorian-fort-the-poecile-hadri-aic-48121), Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1770. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/view-of-the-remains-of-the-praetorian-fort-the-poecile-hadri-aic-48121?hang=749)

## Second room, north wall

7. [Portrait of a Boy](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-a-boy-si-saam-1956-11-41), Unrecorded Italian maker, ca. 1800. Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/portrait-of-a-boy-si-saam-1956-11-41?hang=749)
8. [Sketches for a tablet](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/sketches-for-a-tablet-si-chndm-1901-39-2245), Carlo Marchionni, ca. 1750. Courtesy of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/sketches-for-a-tablet-si-chndm-1901-39-2245?hang=749)
9. [The Supper at Emmaus](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-supper-at-emmaus-cma-112626), Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, c. 1720. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/the-supper-at-emmaus-cma-112626?hang=749)
10. [Holy Family with St. John and Two Angels](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/holy-family-with-st-john-and-two-angels-aic-262599), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, n.d.. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/holy-family-with-st-john-and-two-angels-aic-262599?hang=749)

## Third room, north wall

11. [The Antechamber of the Sala del Maggior Consiglio](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-antechamber-of-the-sala-del-maggior-consiglio-met-438023), Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765–68. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/the-antechamber-of-the-sala-del-maggior-consiglio-met-438023?hang=749)
12. [The Old Shepherd](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-old-shepherd-aic-55557), Conte Antonio Maria Zanetti, the Elder, 1722. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/the-old-shepherd-aic-55557?hang=749)
13. [Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/armida-encounters-the-sleeping-rinaldo-aic-16488), Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1742–45. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/armida-encounters-the-sleeping-rinaldo-aic-16488?hang=749)

## Third room, south wall

14. [The Letter](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-letter-met-436904), Pietro Longhi, 1746. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/the-letter-met-436904?hang=749)
15. [Nuova pianta di Roma data in luce da Giambattista Nolli l’anno MDCCXLVII, known as La Pianta Grande di Roma](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/nuova-pianta-di-roma-data-in-luce-da-giambattista-nolli-l-an-cma-423518), Giovanni Battista Nolli, 1748. Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/nuova-pianta-di-roma-data-in-luce-da-giambattista-nolli-l-an-cma-423518?hang=749)
16. [The Lion Bas-Reliefs, plate 5 from Imaginary Prisons](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-lion-bas-reliefs-plate-5-from-imaginary-prisons-aic-7353), Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. [Walk to it](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy/the-lion-bas-reliefs-plate-5-from-imaginary-prisons-aic-7353?hang=749)

## Doors

- [More by Giovanni Battista Piranesi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/giovanni-battista-piranesi?hang=749&via=continue) (4 works)
- [More Rococo](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/rococo?hang=749&via=continue) (21 works)
- [18th-century Italy, room 2](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/18-italy?hang=749&cursor=eyJvIjoxNiwiaCI6NzQ5LCJpIjpudWxsLCJnIjoiV0lra2M0RW4ifQ)