Michelangelo Morlaiter Explained

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

Other works

• Church of San Michele Arcangelo in Candiana, ceiling frescoes.^[2]
• Parochial church of Biancade in Roncade, altarpiece of Virgin and child with Saints Simon and Giuda.^[3]
• Palazzolo sull'Oglio, in Parrocchial Church, Coronation of the Virgin.

Notes

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=SchRAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA295 Saggio Sulla Storia Civile, Politica, Ecclesiastica E Sulla Corografia e Topografia degli Stati della Repubblica de Venezia, Volume 1
2. http://www.candiana-artestoria.it/news.pdf Ceiling in Candiana
3. Web site: Pala di Biancade . 2012-07-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130217224318/http://www.biancade.com/storia/storia.htm . 2013-02-17 . dead .