Giuseppe Bortignoni the Younger

Giuseppe Bortignoni the Younger (1883–1908) was an Italian painter of genre paintings.

Biography

His father Giuseppe Bortignoni the Elder (Bassano, 1778–1860) was a painter and engraver, known better for his latter work with Pietro Bonato and Pietro Bettelini in engraving ceiling decorations from the Vatican.[1]

Bortignoni the Younger was born in Bologna, and was known for painting realistic genre paintings. Among his works were Il Cuoco del Convento and Don Giovanni impenitente, displayed in 1887 in Venice.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Storia di Bassano: e del suo territorio by Ottoni Brentani, page 72.
  2. ↑ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 86.


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