Giovanni Scajario Explained

Giovanni Scajario, also known as Scajaro, Scagliaro, Scaggiaro (1726 - 1792) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period, active mainly in Venice.

Biography

He was born in Asiago, son of Antonio Sajario, a painter.[1] Giovanni was a follower, if not a pupil, of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. He has frescoes in various palaces and churches in Veneto, including Palazzi Roberti in Bassano del Grappa,[2] Mocenigo di San Stae, and Marin.[3] He also painted for the churches of San Biagio in Venice, Sant'Anna in Valsugana, and a St Anthony of Padua for the parish church of Rotzo in the Province of Vicenza.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=HOQYAAAAYAAJ Notizie intorno alla vita e alle opere de' pittori, scultori e intagliatori di citta di Bassano
  2. http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/antony-and-cleopatra-fishing-scene-by-giovanni-scajaro-18th-news-photo/470420694 Getty Images
  3. http://www.gg-engineering.com/w/portfolio-item/palazzo-marin/ Palazzo Marin Restoration