He was, together with his brother Giannantonio, a p
ainter of figures and, following the example of Canaletto, one of the most important of Italian \i vedutisti\i0 , following the fashion in the Venetian artistic circles of the mid-century. His favorite subjects were landscapes, in which he showed a parti
cular sensitivity to the atmospheric link between figures and setting, and ôcaprices,ö imaginary views inspired in part by the works of Marco Ricci. He developed a fanciful and whimsical interpretation of the theme of the \i veduta\i0 , in which any docu
mentary concern was abandoned and the forms of the architecture and nature lost their solidity in the vibrant atmosphere of the light.