ɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl, ɡˈɑːɹdi wˈɜːkt æt mˌeɪkɪŋ pˈoːɹtɹɪts ʌv fˈɔːɹən ˌæɹɪstˈɑːkɹəsi ænd ɹˈɔɪəlɾi tʊ ɪmpɹˈɛsɪvli ɐdˈɔːɹn ðə wˈɔːlz æt kˈɑː lˈoːɹdən, ænd æt kˈɑːpɪɪŋ mˈæstɚpˌiːsᵻz ʌvðə vᵻnˈiːʃən pˈæst ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ wˈɜːks ʌv pˈaʊloʊ vˌɛɹoʊnˈiːz ænd tˌɪntoːɹˈɛɾoʊ.
In general, Guardi worked at making portraits of foreign aristocracy and royalty to impressively adorn the walls at Ca' Loredan, and at copying masterpieces of the Venetian past including works of Paolo Veronese and Tintoretto.