Francesco Fontebasso

Francesco Fontebasso was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period of Venice. He first apprenticed with Sebastiano Ricci, but was strongly influenced by his contemporary, Giovanni [Battista Tiepolo]. In 1761, Fontebasso visited Saint Petersburg and produced ceiling paintings and decorations for the Winter Palace. Fontebasso returned to Venice in 1768. He helped decorate a chapel in San Francesco [della Vigna].
He died in Venice in 1769. He is represented in collections in e.g. Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn, Estonia.
The Prado Museum in Spain owns a painting The Bridegroom and the foolish Virgins along with 9 drawings.