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Federico Andreotti (6 March 1847 – 1930) was an Italian painter.
''Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.''
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 18. Among his works are: *''I Crapuloni'' *''The Tavern'' *''The Reconciliation'' *''The Music Teacher'' *''A chi dei due'' *''Una battuta de'aspetto'' *''Returning from the Fields '' *''Half-figure of Old Man'' *''The Grandfather'' *''Interrupted Dance'' *''Countryside Idyll'' *''The Love Letter'' Frescos by Andreotti also decorate the interior of the Teatro Mario Del Monaco in
''Italian Opera Houses and Festivals''
pp. 75–78. Scarecrow Press.
Federigo Andreotti artworks (paintings, watercolours, drawings), biography, information and signatures
1847 births 1930 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Painters from Tuscany Italian costume genre painters 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub
Federico Andreotti (6 March 1847 – 1930) was an Italian painter.
Biography
Andreotti was born inFlorence
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. He initially studied with Angiolo Tricca, Stefano Ussi, and at the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts. At a contest, he won a stipend and ultimately gained appointment as professor at the Academy. He was prolific as a painter of canvases at Rome
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, Florence
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, and other cities. He painted realistic genre
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and aristocratic scenes, often in dress from the eighteenth centuries. The elaborate period dress and affected airs give his paintings, sometimes described as ''Rococo Revival'', a retardataire focus.by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 18. Among his works are: *''I Crapuloni'' *''The Tavern'' *''The Reconciliation'' *''The Music Teacher'' *''A chi dei due'' *''Una battuta de'aspetto'' *''Returning from the Fields '' *''Half-figure of Old Man'' *''The Grandfather'' *''Interrupted Dance'' *''Countryside Idyll'' *''The Love Letter'' Frescos by Andreotti also decorate the interior of the Teatro Mario Del Monaco in
Treviso
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.Lynn, Karyl Charna (2005)''Italian Opera Houses and Festivals''
pp. 75–78. Scarecrow Press.
References
*Federigo Andreotti artworks (paintings, watercolours, drawings), biography, information and signatures
1847 births 1930 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Painters from Tuscany Italian costume genre painters 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub