Giorgio Massari: Architect of Venetian Light and Shadow Giorgio Massari (13 October 1687 – 20 December 1766) stands as one of Venice’s most prolific and influential architects of the Baroque era, a figure inextricably linked to the city's artistic heritage. Born into a family of carpenters—a lineage that instilled in him an early appreciation for craftsmanship and structural precision—Massari’s career spanned nearly four decades, duri…