Giovanni Rota, Portrait Of A Girl In A Straw Hat People perhaps inspired by the old

perhaps inspired by the old Dutch masters

his approach to landscape painting remained seemingly unaltered and he tackled each view with neatness and industriousness

The painting is housed within a later vintage frame and inscribed on the reverse

And afterwards no sign of her coming is found therein

ready to bolt given half a chance

Giovanni Rota, Portrait Of A Girl In A Straw Hat People perhaps inspired by the oldThis fine late 19th century oil painting by Italian artist Giovanni Rota (1832 1900) depicts a cheerful young lady looking back over her shoulder with a straw hat and lilac ribbon. Radiant, effusive and captivating, Rotas vivid works convey the buoyancy of a bright Venetian summer. He painted with such conviction that he rendered colour akin to glazed porcelain. The skin tones are convincingly realistic and the figure carries a three dimensional