Giovanni Rota, Portrait Of A Girl In A Straw Hat People The painting is housed within

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

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

The painting is housed within an outstanding handcrafted 18th-century gilt frame with foliate decoration and swept corners

he began an apprenticeship as a coach builder

Giovanni Rota, Portrait Of A Girl In A Straw Hat People The painting is housed withinThis 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