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Clemente Ruta (9 May 1668 – 11 November 1767) was an Italian painter of the late-
Clemente Ruta (9 May 1668 – 11 November 1767) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...
period.
Biography
Born atParma
Parma (; ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmesan, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,986 inhabitants as of 2025, ...
, he first trained with a painter by the name of Ilario Spolverini
Ilario Spolverini (1657–1734), known as Spolverini, was an Italian painter.
Biography
Spolverini was born in Parma. The influence of Mercanti’s master Francesco Monti (il Brescianino), Francesco Monti, known as Brescianino, is evident in ...
,
then later in Bologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
with Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani (; 15 May 1628 – 8 September 1719) was an Italian painter. His innovative style referred to as his 'new manner' introduced a reflective, intimate mood of painting and presaged the later pictures of Guido Reni and Guercino, as well ...
. He moved with the latter to Naples
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to work in the court of Charles of Bourbon. Ruta became blind in older life. He specialized in landscapes
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or human-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...
with pen and watercolour.
References
* 1668 births 1767 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Parma 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub