Eloquent silence (Rotta)
| Eloquent silence | |
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| Italian: Silenzio eloquente, French: Silence éloquent | |
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| Artist | Antonio Rotta |
| Year | 1850 |
| Type | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 66 cm × 91 cm (26 in × 36 in) |
| Location | Museum GAM Verona |
Eloquent silence (also known as Silenzio eloquente) is a 19th-century painted in oil on panel made by Antonio Rotta, in 1850, in Venice, Italy. The artwork measures centimeters 26 x 36,[1] exhibited at the Museum Palazzo Forti modern art gallery in Verona in Italy (named GAM Verona).[2]
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The art work describes the typical Venetian environnement noble du XVIIIème siècle la scène se déroule dans une salle avec un noble vénitien assis sur une chaise à trois pieds pendant que la dame lit sa correspondance.
Antonio Rotta, who often portrays socially humble conditions, is a painter typically present in the homes of the high nobility of Italy and Europe. Rotta's works depicting intimate scenes in interiors that describe the daily life of the nobility are therefore the most precious.