Oreste Costa Explained

Oreste Costa (1851–1901) was an Italian painter, active mainly painting genre scenes, landscapes, and still lifes.

Biography

He was born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and trained under Antonio Ciseri. Among his works was a Gli ultimi Sforzi.[1] His brother Antonio was also a painter. He exhibited frequently in England.[2] One of his paintings, a genre scene with tippling elderly peasants is found at the Hillwood museum.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gubernatis, Angelo De . Piccolo dizionario dei contemporanei italiani . 1895 . Forzani e c. . 270 . it.
  2. Il Valore dei dipinti italiani dell'Ottocento e del primo del Novecento, by Giuseppe Luigi Marini (2001), Page 254.
  3. Web site: Collection of Hillwood museum . 2023-12-14 . hillwoodmuseum.org.