Gaetano Zompini was an Italian printmaker and engraver, known for his prints depicting workers from the lower classes in Venice.
Born in Nervesa della Battaglia, he apprenticed with Niccolò Bambini. He also completed frescoes in Palazzo Marin in Venice. At times, his etchings recall the painted work of Pietro Longhi and other genre painters of Northern Italy. He died in Venice.
L'arti che vanno per via nella città di Venezia is his major work, containing 60 prints of Venetian workers. They include the following, an inventory of possible trades in the mid-18th century:
Aseo; Astrologa; Botter; Cappe; Caraguoi; Carboneri; Cava Rii; Cazze, e Sculieri; Codega; Contadin con Polame; Conza Careghe; Conza Lavezzi; Conza Zocoli; Coro d'Orbi; Cura gattoli; Dai Foli; Dai Vovi; Dalla Latte; Dalla Semola; Dalle Puine; Dolce de Vedeletto; Erbariol; Fà ballari Cani; Fassi per battello; Fenestrer; Fiorer; Fitta Palchi; Foleghe, e Mazzorini; Forcae, Elera ec.; Frittole; Fruttariol; Gua; Impizza Ferali; Inchiostro; L'Esca, e Solferini; Marcer; Marmotina; Metti Massere; and Mondo Novo.