\paperw4995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \f1 \ATXsh255 Italian painter. \ATXsh4607 \par
\ATXsh255 After a mediocre debut as a painter of altarpieces and historical and mythological sce
nes (frescoes of the \i Fall of the Giants\i0 , Palazzo Sagredo in Venice, 1734), a trip to Bologna induced him to take up the kind of genre painting practiced by Giuseppe Maria Crespi. He painted scenes of Venetian life with an acute spirit of observati
on and a subtle and gentle sense of irony. Among his most successful works are the \i Concert\i0 and the \i Dancing Lesson\i0 (Venice, Galleria dell'Accademia), the \i Presentation\i0 (Paris, Louvre), the \i Swooning\i0 , and \i Blind-manÆs-buff\i0 (Was
