The Venetian Master of Light and Motion In the vibrant, water-bound splendor of 18th-century Venice, a new era of painterly elegance was being forged by the brush of Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini. Born in 1675 to a humble shoemaker, Pellegrini’s ascent from the streets of Venice to the royal courts of Europe is a testament to a singular talent that bridged the gap between the structured grandeur of the Renaissance and the emotive, swirl…