Ettore Tito

Ettore Tito was an Italian painter, sculptor, composer and illustrator (1859–1941). He was born at Castellammare di Stabia and died at Venice.

Also recorded as Tito; Tito Ettore.

Ettore Tito in brief

Born
1859
Died
1941
Known for
painter, sculptor, composer and illustrator
Place of birth
Castellammare di Stabia
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Tito and Tito Ettore. His recorded language was Italian.

He married Lucia Velluti. One child is recorded: Luigi Tito.

Formation and teaching

Ettore Tito studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. He trained under Pompeo Marino Molmenti and Napoleone Nani.

Career and activity

His work is associated with realism and Symbolism.

He was employed by Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. He belonged to Accademia di San Luca, Munich Secession, Brera Academy and Royal Academy of Italy. He worked at Venice, Rome and London.

Recognition and collections

Ettore Tito received Knight of the Legion of Honour. Work by Ettore Tito is held by Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Brooklyn Museum, Art Gallery of New South Wales and National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina.

Catalogued works

44 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1574 to 1928.

Der schönste Ruderpreis. Chioggia, dated 1898, held by Musée d'Orsay, inventory RF 1195. The Bath, dated 1909, held by Musée d'Orsay, inventory RF 1980 176. Oxen Plowing, dated 1911, held by Brooklyn Museum, inventory 11.551. Air and water, dated 1922, held by Art Gallery of New South Wales, inventory 1120. Breezy day in Venice, dated 1895, held by Museum of Fine Arts Boston, inventory 23.474. Asiago (Vicenza), dated 1894, held by Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap, inventory 1700. The eternal story, dated 1893, held by Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, inventory 011099-000. Descent from the cross, dated 1911, held by National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, inventory 2528. The Abduction, held by National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina, inventory 2339. Head of a Woman, dated 1896, held by Hungarian National Gallery, inventory 206.B. With the rose between her lips, dated 1895, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/f869d86d90b8069a041e0331a734c0cb. Women in the rice fields of Polesine, dated 1885, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/fe15c31ca8c9d6427ddcd557c5bfa26c. The world does not end, dated 1900, held by Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci", inventory 1792. She is a model, dated 1884, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/2a5d649a645d202f70df9cfdeed56fca. Autumn, dated 1914, held by Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma. The hawser, dated 1910. Love and the Fates, dated 1909, held by Modern Art Gallery Sant'Anna. The dunes, dated 1907, held by Galleria d'arte moderna. Self-portrait (1919), dated 1919, held by Uffizi Gallery, inventory 8452. The old fish market, Venice, dated 1893, held by Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma. The amphora. Self-portrait, dated 1876, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/1d073742330f44c6251dcea9b0371b6f. The soap bubble, dated 1894, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/4058fd151a9a7a3dffd92f8eff96bdc0. Fisherwomen, dated 1917, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/b513ac5872736548d8ac4dab1373075c. Gossip by the Canal, Venice, dated 1883, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/60d505500e08b6465c5198f7b7022047. Waiting, dated 1883, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/2378457b6d0ef86e29588227048646f7. After the rain in Chioggia, dated 1905, held by Galleria d'arte moderna Ricci Oddi, inventory 386. Diana the Huntress, dated 1928, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/5da82e8169f54849bf3348803039caf9. At the mirror, dated 1894, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/88f23262e938099efb8d5df78c44d52e. Amazon, dated 1906, held by Frugone Collection, inventory inv. no. GAM 1571. Portrait of the Marchioness Malacrida, dated 1926, held by Galleria Internazionale d'Arte Moderna, inventory 3326. Caramel, dated 1876, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/4deea26e74c8e4ebed6d33a4e379e8d2. Near the Sea, dated 1880, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/da96927c48159f87d32f071336ca2893. Peasants in the Inland Lagoon, dated 1881, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/33504bada9fafe9437a2c04d3feed9d4. Fondamenta in Venice, dated 1881, held by Palazzo Foresti. Canephora, dated 1920, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a04ffd3aec91a2f29adfec85da10e786. At the Market (I), dated 1882, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/37767c9442e776d1f6d7c9d363243853. At the Market (II), dated 1882, held by http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/84bb16863fd362db7c4392cc101992a7. On the Piazzetta, dated 1882. Ettore Tito. Archivi della pittura veneziana. Study for the Resurrection, dated c. 1574, pen and brown ink, and brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (partially oxidized), over traces of black chalk, on tan laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.5509. Resurrection, dated n.d., red and black chalk on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1927.7695.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 11 named public collections.

Musée d'Orsay: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK): 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Brooklyn Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Art Gallery of New South Wales: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Boston: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Hungarian National Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Tito, Ettore, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Tito, Pittore Ettore, (1860–26 June 1941), Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Who Was Who, 2007. <i>Altersstil</i> novecentesco di Ettore Tito, Venezia Arti, 2022. Altersstil novecentesco di Ettore Tito, Venezia Arti, 2022.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

Oxen Plowing (1911) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Ettore Tito studied at Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. training under Pompeo Marino Molmenti and Napoleone Nani is recorded. the recorded working language is Italian.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait, genre and mythological. The authority associates the name with realism and Symbolism.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Venice, Rome and London. Employment is recorded with Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Membership is recorded of Accademia di San Luca, Munich Secession and Brera Academy.

Works named in the authority record are Chioggia, The Bath and Amazon.

Work by Ettore Tito is recorded in the collections of Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), Brooklyn Museum, Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina and Hungarian National Gallery.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Chronology

  1. 1859Ettore Tito born at Castellammare di Stabia.
  2. 1895Breezy day in Venice (Museum of Fine Arts Boston).
  3. 1898Chioggia (Musée d'Orsay).
  4. 1909The Bath (Musée d'Orsay).
  5. 1911Oxen Plowing (Brooklyn Museum).
  6. 1911Oxen Plowing digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1922Air and water (Art Gallery of New South Wales).
  8. 1941Ettore Tito died at Venice.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    <i>Altersstil</i> novecentesco di Ettore Tito, Venezia Arti, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for Ettore Tito (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Tito, Ettore, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  4. 4.

    Tito, Pittore Ettore, (1860–26 June 1941), Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Ettore Tito.

    open access index · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Ettore Tito as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Ettore Tito.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q259946: Ettore Tito

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  9. 9.

    “Ettore Tito”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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