Giuseppe Zais (1709-1784) - Pair of paintings by Giuseppe Zais (Forno di Canale d'Agordo 1709-Treviso 1784) Pair of oval oil paintings on canvas depicting: Knights and Landscape Written expertise Prof. E. Martini Canvas dimensions: 37x27cm Dimensions frame: 45x35cm He made his debut in the circle of Marco Ricci where he learned the vigorous chiaroscuro contrasts that characterized his first works. He then replaced landscapes with ruins with idyllic and pastoral landscapes, with ways similar to Francesco Zuccarelli, his teacher in Venice. Compared to the Zuccarelli, however, it is more rustic and genuine without a trace of affectation; the nature he represents always remains in the Arcadian context. The P