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

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- Name
- Antonio Rotta
- Born
- 28 February 1828
- Birthplace
- Gorizia, Kingdom of Illyria
- Field
- genre painting, Venetian life
- Training
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia Ludovico Lipparini
- Died
- 10 or 11 September 1903
- Place of death
- Venice, Italy
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy · Austrian Empire
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- genre
- Movements
- realism · genre art
- Education
- Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia
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Biography
Biography
Antonio Rotta studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Training under Ludovico Lipparini, Odorico Politi and Lattanzio Querena is recorded. The recorded working language is Austrian German and Italian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are genre. Eugenio Bosa is recorded as an influence. Places of work recorded in the authority are Venice. Works named in the authority record are The Hopeless Case, The devoted child, The death of the chick, The little girl found in Venice and Eloquent silence. Work by Antonio Rotta is recorded in the collections of Philadelphia Museum of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Revoltella Museum, Kiasma and Walters Art Museum. Distinctions recorded are Premio dell’Accademia di belle arti di Venezia and 1873 Vienna World's Fair.

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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Antonio Rotta • Born — 28 February 1828 • Birthplace — Gorizia, Kingdom of Illyria • Field — genre painting, Venetian life • Training — Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia Ludovico Lipparini • Works — Il Ciabattino • Died — 10 or 11 September 1903 • Place of death — Venice, Italy
Biography
Biography
Rotta was born on 28 February 1828 in Gorizia in the Kingdom of Illyria, which was part of the Austrian Empire. 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". 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.
Documentary record
Antonio Rotta appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names as a painter and genre artist (1828 – 1903). Antonio Rotta was born in Görz (1828) and died in Venice (1903).
Gallery
Gallery
• Illustration — The Hunter, 1872 • Illustration — The death of the chick, 1878 • Illustration — Child and grapes, 1884
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings ant. Rotta, a. rotta, rotta antonio, Rotta and Anton Rota. His recorded languages were Austrian German and Italian. One child is recorded: Silvio Giulio Rotta. Other recorded relations include Lattanzio Querena and Luigi Querena.
Identity
Identity
Antonio Rotta is recorded as having received Premio dell’Accademia di belle arti di Venezia and 1873 Vienna World's Fair.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1828
Antonio Rotta born at Gorizia.
1863
Episodio della guerra in Sicilia nel 1860 (Rotta) is dated 1863.
1873
Antonio Rotta is recorded as having received Premio dell’Accademia di belle arti di Venezia and 1873 Vienna World's Fair.
1903
Antonio Rotta died at Venice.
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Gorizia.
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Venice.
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Formation and teaching. Rotta studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. He trained under Ludovico Lipparini, Odorico Politi and Lattanzio Querena. His recorded influences include Eugenio Bosa. Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 5: The Hopeless Case, The devoted child, The death of the chick, The little girl found in Venice and Eloquent silence. His recorded genre is genre. Rotta received Premio dell’Accademia di belle arti di Venezia and 1873 Vienna World's Fair.
Recognition and collections
Work by Antonio Rotta is
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Revoltella Museum and Kiasma
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