Known for her paintings of landmark structures in Italy, Antonietta Brandeis was born in Miskowitz, Austria, and moved to Venice at a young age to study at the Academy after she had been a student of Karel Javurek In Prague.

Her signature works had minute detail and sparkling color, and her subject matter of familiar sights such as the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Bridge of Sighs in Venice, and Spanish Steps in Rome were much sought after by wealthy Europeans and Americans on the Grand Tour in the 19th century. It was a time of developing international tourism, and she was especially popular with Austrians because Venice had been under Austrian rule for part of the century.

Her work is in the Museum Revoltella in Tr...