GUARDI, Francesco (b. 1712, Venezia, d. 1793, Venezia) Ladies Concert at the Philharmonic Hall 1782 Oil on canvas, 68 x 91 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich This is one of Guardi's masterpieces. Because it depicts an event that actually took place we can date it with accuracy. It therefore provides an essential reference point for the whole of Guardi's oeuvre. The scene was, in fact, one of a number from a cycle that has since been scattered. It shows the celebration organized in honour of the Russian "Counts of the North" who visited Venice in 1782. This canvas shows the famous chorus of orphan gi
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GUARDI, Francesco (b. 1712, Venezia, d. 1793, Venezia) Ladies Concert at the Philharmonic Hall 1782 Oil on canvas, 68 x 91 cm Alte Pinakothek, Munich This is one of Guardi's masterpieces. Because it depicts an event that actually took place we can date it with accuracy. It therefore provides an essential reference point for the whole of Guardi's oeuvre. The scene was, in fact, one of a number from a cycle that has since been scattered. It shows the celebration organized in honour of the Russian "Counts of the North" who visited Venice in 1782. This canvas shows the famous chorus of orphan gi