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Pietro Antonio Rotari (1707–1762), born in Verona, belonged to a generation of Italian painters whose careers unfolded at several European courts. Trained by Antonio Balestra, he later worked for Maria Theresa in Vienna and then in Dresden. In 1756 he became court painter in Saint Petersburg, where he remained until his death.
Alongside religious and mythological subjects, he developed bust-length and half-length studies of female figures. Costumes, tilted heads and differentiated expressions create a repertoire of characters rather than simply a series of individual portraits. With workshop assistance, he produced numerous such images for Russian imperial residences, notably Peterhof. Rotari’s career thus demonstrates the European circulation of Rococo taste and Italian pictorial models among different courtly settings.
This profile brings together identity references for Pietro Rotari and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Pastel
Umkreis Gegenstücke
pastel
Catalogue period : 2018-12-14
Published result : 8500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2500–3500
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Oil on wood
Kopie Bildnis eines Mädchens mit Maske
Öl auf Holz
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Catalogue period : 2024-12-05
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Published result : 600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–900
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Oil on canvas
Suiveur de Pietro Antonio Rotari — Jeune femme en buste
huile sur toile
Suiveur de
Catalogue period : 2021-04-28
Follower of
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Oil on canvas
D’après Pietro Antonio Rotari — Femme au masque,
huile sur toile
d'après
Catalogue period : 2019-12-11
After
Published result : 850 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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