Born in
Venice, he was the son of the painter
Guglielmo and the brother of
Emma, who also became a notable artist. Beppe Ciardi studied under his father at the
Venice Academy of Fine Arts from 1896. He graduated in 1899 and his participation in the Venice Biennale began the same year with the Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte di Venezia, where his work continued to be exhibited in later years and was featured in a solo show in 1912. The author of landscapes characterised by a symbolic interpretation of nature that won the esteem of critics, he was awarded the Fumagalli Prize in
Milan (1900), a gold medal in
Munich (1901) and a silver medal in
San Francisco (1904). His work drew inspiration in later decades from everyday life in Venice and the countryside around Treviso. He died in the family villa at
Quinto di Treviso in 1932. ==References==