Italian painter, active in Venice, son of the sculptor Giovanni Maria Morlaiter. He studied with Jacopo Amigoni and worked in the manner of Tiepolo, Piazzetta and Sebastiano Ricci. He was a founding member of Venice's Accademia di Belle Arti, along with Francesco Maggiotto and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo. Morlaiter's works can be found in palaces (Palazzo Grassi, Palazzo Michiel dalle Colonne) and churches (San Bartolomeo, Angelo San Raffaele, San Moisè) in Venice. //