Biography
Federico Andreotti (6 March 1847 – 1930) was an Italian painter. Andreotti was born in Florence. He initially studied with Angiolo Tricca, Stefano Ussi, and at the Florentine Academy of Fine Arts. At a contest, he won a stipend and ultimately gained appointment as professor at the Academy.
Andreotti had a command of both indoor and outdoor lighting effects. His compositional skills are demonstrated in his variety of solo portraits or figures as well as small and large figure groups. He also had a considerable range in painting portraits, handling youth and old age with equal ability. His subjects show a range of expressions and a sense of wit and humor reminiscent of the work of French satire painter Jehan Georges Vibert, as well as Norman Rockwell and J. C. Leyendecker, part of the Golden Age of American illustration.
Andreotti was prolific as a painter and worked in both Rome and Florence. He painted realistic genre and aristocratic scenes, often in dress from the eighteenth centuries, which can be described as Rococco Revival.
Nationality:
Italian
Dates:
March 6, 1847 – 1930
Occupation:
Painter
Schools attended:
Florentine Academy of Fine Arts
Student of:
Angiolo Tricca, Stefano Ussi
Teacher of: