Luca Carlevarijs

Luca Carlevarijs or Carlevaris was an Italian painter and engraver working mainly in Venice. He pioneered the genre of the cityscapes of Venice, a genre that was later widely followed by artists such as Canaletto and Francesco Guardi.

Carlevarijs was born in Udine. He was also known as Luca Casanobrio or Luca di Ca Zenobri, for his patronage by the latter family. His career took place principally in Venice where he also died,

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