Antonio Rotta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Rotta

Italian painter (1828-1903)

Date of Birth: 28-Feb-1828

Place of Birth: Gorizia, Friuli–Venezia Giulia, Italy

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1903

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Antonio Rotta (28 February 1828 – 10/11 September 1903) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects. Rotta was born on 28 February 1828 in Gorizia in the Kingdom of Illyria.
He enrolled at the Accademia Reale di Belle Arti of Venice, where he studied under Ludovico Lipparini.
His early genre paintings of Venetian scenes were followed by a number of religious and history paintings, among them Tiziano istruisce Irene di Spilimbergo ("Titian 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".:436Many of his works were sold abroad.:436 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.



Alternative names	ant. rotta; a. rotta; rotta antonio; Rotta
Description	Austrian-Italian painter
Date of birth/death	28 February 1828	10 September 1903
Location of birth/death	Gorizia	Venice
Work location	Venice
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