Giovanni Rota, Portrait Of A Girl In A Straw Hat People Van Her’s free technique renders

Van Her’s free technique renders the view in diagonal planes with the composition emphasising the direction of the wind

he began an apprenticeship as a coach builder

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

And afterwards no sign of her coming is found therein

perhaps inspired by the old Dutch masters

Giovanni Rota, Portrait Of A Girl In A Straw Hat People Van Her’s free technique rendersThis 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