Alessandro Rontini (Florence, April 5, 1854 – 1933)[1] was an Italian painter, mainly indoor (scena intime) genre paintings, depicting children and women.[2]
He was a resident of Florence. His brother Augusto and his son Ferrucio (1893-1964) were also painters. In 1880 at Florence, he displayed: Il paracadute; and at the Exhibition of Turin, Innocent Love. Other works include Amore ingenuo e the disturbatore and Scherzi materni. At 1886 in Livorno, he displayed: In giardino; Amore ingenuo, and Head of bambina. At the 1887 Exposition in Venice, he displayed Primavera.[3]
References
edit- ^ Commanducci biography in Fine Art Dealers Association Archived 2013-06-29 at archive.today, E. Benezit: cites 1850 as the year of his birth; while other authors valore dei dipinti italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo Novecento: l'analisi critica, storica ed economica, by Giuseppe Luigi Marini, page 742, cite 1854.
- ^ Review of painting Primavera in L'Illustrazione popolare, Volume 26, page 247.
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 429.
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