Guglielmo Ciardi

Guglielmo Ciardi developed his mature style of painting in Venice during a period of revived artistic discussion, led by artists Telemaco Signorini and Giuseppe Abbati.  Ciardi trained at the Accademia de Belle Arti, but found its professors restrictive and abandoned the remainder of his classical studies to follow the influences of more avant garde artists such as Federico Zandomeneghi.   After studying with painters in Florence and Naples, Ciardi returned to Venice to spend the remainder of his career capturing the lagoons and river landscapes of his birthplace.