(b Venice, 1753; d Venice, 1815). Son of (1) Jacopo Guarana. After studying with his father, he specialized in religious and historical subjects. His devotional works, such as the Virgin and Saints in S Tomà, are characterized by a mannered elegance reminiscent of the style of Jacopo Amigoni, while his historical subjects, such as Massinissa Sending the Poison to Sophonisba (1777; Parma, G. N.), are rhetorical and empty. Vincenzo subsequently abandoned the Rococo tradition in favour of a rather trite academic style. This can be observed in the two signed historical scenes of the Deeds of Doge Agostino Barbarigo, which are still in the Palazzo Barbarigo in Venice. Towards the end of his life Vincenzo also turned to portraiture, but his work in this field is known only through engraved copies, which would seem to suggest that his style developed in the direction of that of Alessandro Longhi.

Part of the Guarana family