Teodoro Viero (1740–1819) was an Italian printmaker and publisher, active in Venice.
Life edit
Teodoro Viero was born on 19 March 1740. He was a pupil of Nicolò Cavalli, Pitteri and Bartolozzi, from whom he learnt the art of engraving. He practised as a miniature painter, engraver and publisher in Venice.[1] He specialised in views of Venice.[2] He died on 2 August 1819, or according to some sources on 2 October 1821.[1] He was the maternal uncle of Luigi Schiavonetti.[2]
References edit
Sources edit
- Beyer, Andreas; Savoy, Bénédicte; Tegethoff, Wolf, eds. (2021). "Viero, Teodoro". Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - International Artist Database - Online. Berlin, New York: K. G. Saur. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- "Teodoro Viero". British Museum. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
Further reading edit
- Gallo, Rodolfo (1941). L'incisione nel '700 a Venezia e a Bassano. Venice: Libreria Serenissima Depositaria. pp. 36–38.