Alessandro was the son of Pietro Longhi. He was born, worked and died in Venice. He was chiefly a portrait painter. In 1762, he published a 'Compendio' of the lives of the more esteemed Venetian painters of his day.
Alessandro Longhi
1733 - 1813
Paintings by Alessandro Longhi
This portrait of Caterina Giovanna Penza (or Pensa) was probably intended to hang beside a companion picture of her husband, the Venetian architect Tommaso Temanza, in which he holds the instruments of his profession (Gallerie dell' Accademia, Venice). Alessandro was the son of artist Pietro Long...
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