Antonio Rotta (28 February 1828 – 10/11 September 1903) was an Italian painter, mainly of

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subjects.

Biography

Rotta was born on 28 February 1828 in

Gorizia Gorizia (; sl, Gorica , colloquially 'old Gorizia' to distinguish it from Nova Gorica; fur, label= Standard Friulian, Gurize, fur, label= Southeastern Friulian, Guriza; vec, label= Bisiacco, Gorisia; german: Görz ; obsolete English ''Gori ...

in the Kingdom of Illyria. He enrolled at the Accademia Reale di Belle Arti of

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ...

, where he studied under

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. His early

paintings of Venetian scenes were followed by a number of religious and

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paintings, among them ''Tiziano istruisce Irene di Spilimbergo'' ("

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teaching Irene of Spilimberg"). He returned to genre painting, and produced many scenes of Venetian life, often featuring children. One of the best-known of these was ''Il Ciabattino'', "the cobbler". Many of his works were sold abroad. In 1891 he exhibited in Berlin. Rotta was married to a daughter of Lattanzio Querena; they had a son, the painter Silvio Giulio Rotta. Rotta died in Venice on 10 or 11 September 1903.

Gallery

File:A Man and His Dog (Antonio Rotta).jpg, ''The Hunter'', 1872 File:Antonio Rotta – La morte del pulcino.tiff, ''The death of the chick'', 1878 File:Antonio Rotta01.jpg, ''Child and grapes'', 1884

References

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