Fortunato Pasquetti

Fortunato Pasquetti (1690–1773) was a Venetian painter of the Rococo period. He is known for his formal portraits of royalty and Venetian Patriciate. He was born in Venice and died in Portogruaro.[1] He trained under Niccolò Cassana. He painted a portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor.[2]

Portrait of the Gerolamo Maria Balbi
Gerolamo Querini, Pinacoteca Querini Stampalia

References
  1. Abecedario pittorico dei professori piu illustri in pittura, scultura, e architettura, by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi, page 1317.
  2. Royal Collection of the United Kingdom, engraving after Pasquetti.


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