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 464 Painting in Italy. sometimes called Canaletto, successfully imitated his style. So also did Francesco Guardi (1712 — 1793), and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1693—1770), who frequently painted the figures in Canaletto' s views. The influence of Winckelmann, the great German writer on antique art, who spent some time in Italy, led to a partial attempt to revive the classical style, but without producing any permanent result ; and at the present day, although taking part to some extent in the artistic activity which has marked the whole course of the nineteenth century, Italy remains far behind the other countries of Europe : the works exhibited from time to time by Italian artists betray French influence, and altogether lack the originality and deep religious feeling which so long charac- terized Italian art.