Figure 1.--Ettore Tito was an Italian painter and sculptor. He was best known for his paintings of contemporary life in and around Venice. He painted in a very realistic style leaving a wonderful record of cintemprary life including fashions. Here we have a painting from 1898. It shows a life scene in Chioggia. This is a realistic depiction of life in the fishing town on the Venice Lagoon.

Ettore Tito was an Italian painter and sculptor. He was born in Castellammare di Stabia (near Naples) (1859). His father was Ubaldo Tito, a sea captain. Naples was Italy's most important port. His mother, Luigia Novello Tito, was a Venetian. The familky returned to Venice when Ettore was still quite young. His talkent was recognized at an early age. He trained at the Fine Arts Accademy of Venice. He was professor in the same Accademy (1894-1927). Although born in Naples, his work is primsrily associatyed with Venice. We are not sure what drew him to Venice. It was a city occupied by the Austrians for many years. He was best known for his paintings of contemporary life in and around Venice. He painted in a very realistic style leaving a wonderful record of cintemprary life including fashions. Here we have a painting from 1898. It shows a life scene in Chioggia. This is a realistic depiction of life in the fishing town on the Venice Lagoon. Tuto was awarded the Grand Prize in painting at the 1915 Panama�Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Somewhat late in his career, he was made a member of the Royal Academy of Italy (1926). Tito died in Venice (1941).

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