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Pietro Antonio Rotari (30 September 1707 – 31 August 1762) was an Italian painter of the
He was much in demand as a portraitist, and painted royal families in Dresden and Saint Petersburg. He also painted the multi-figured altarpieces of the ''Four Martyrs'' (1745) for the church of the ''Ospedale di San Giacomo'' in Verona. He also painted an altarpiece of ''San Giorgio tempted to sacricifice to the Idols'' (1743) for the church of the same name in Reggio-Emilia, and an ''Annunciation'' (1738) for the main altar for the church of the Annunziata in
Artcyclopedia:Pietro Rotari
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotari, Pietro 1707 births 1762 deaths Painters from Verona 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Russian male painters Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists
Baroque
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period. Born in Verona
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, he led a peripatetic career, and died in Saint Petersburg
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, where he had traveled to paint for the Russian court. His portraits, mostly of women, are renowned for being beautiful and realistic. Rotari's works were generally limited to royal portraits held by notables such as emperors and court ladies.
Biography
He was initially a pupil ofAntonio Balestra
Antonio Balestra (12 August 1666 – 21 April 1740) was an Italian painter of the Rococo period.
Biography
Born in Verona, he first apprenticed there with Giovanni Zeffio. By 1690 he moved to Venice, where he worked for three years under Anto ...
, but moved and lived in Venice
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from 1725 to 1727. He then joined the studio of Francesco Trevisani
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Francesco Trevisani (April 9, 1656 – July 30, 1746 ...
in Rome (1728–1732). Between 1731 and 1734, he worked with Francesco Solimena
Francesco Solimena (4 October 1657 – 3 April 1747) was a prolific Italian Baroque painter, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen.
Biography
Francesco Solimena was born in Canale di Serino in the province of Avellino.
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in Naples
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. He then returned then to Verona, where he started a studio. In 1750, he had moved to Vienna. In 1756, he was invited to Russia by the court of the Tsarina Elizabetta Petrovna. From there he moved to Dresden
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and to work with the court of Augustus III of Poland. He returned to St Petersburg to work with the court of Catherine II.
He was much in demand as a portraitist, and painted royal families in Dresden and Saint Petersburg. He also painted the multi-figured altarpieces of the ''Four Martyrs'' (1745) for the church of the ''Ospedale di San Giacomo'' in Verona. He also painted an altarpiece of ''San Giorgio tempted to sacricifice to the Idols'' (1743) for the church of the same name in Reggio-Emilia, and an ''Annunciation'' (1738) for the main altar for the church of the Annunziata in Guastalla
Guastalla ( Guastallese: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Geography
Guastalla is situated in the Po Valley, and lies on the banks of the Po River. Guastalla is located at around from the citi ...
.Lucia Ievolella monograph.
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Artcyclopedia:Pietro Rotari
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rotari, Pietro 1707 births 1762 deaths Painters from Verona 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Russian male painters Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists