Pietro della Vecchia

Pietro della Vecchia (1603 - september 8, 1678) was an Italian painter.

Born in Vicenza or Venice, he probably trained with Alessandro Varotari, called Padovanino, deriving a notable interest in Venetian masters such as Titian and Giorgione.

Well known among his contemporaries for his ability to imitate the styles of 16th-century masters, he was also known for his grotesque paintings and portraiture.

From 1640 to 1673 he was commissioned from the Venetian Republic for the design of the mosaic cartoons for the St. Mark's Basilica. He painted four idyllic landscapes that presage some of the Rococo content (now in Pinacoteca Querini-Stampalia).

He married Clorinda Renieri, daughter of Nicolas Régnier, Flemish painter and art dealer. Della Vecchia died in Venice.

References

*B. Aikema; "Pietro Della Vecchia and the Heritage of the Renaissance in Venice", Florence, 1984