Egisto Lancerotto - Artist Info

About Egisto Lancerotto

  • Biography

    Egisto Lancerotto was born in Noale. He moved with his family to Venice when he was a little boy. He studied at the Academy in Venice under the academic painter Pompeo Marino Molmenti (1819-1884). Despite his academic training, he was more interested in the scene depiction of everyday life. The artist was truly captivated by the culture and the Venetians.

    Quickly, he allied himself with the artists of the Venetian avant-garde. By 1880, at the age of 37 years, Lancerotto rose next to Giacomo Favretto (1849-1887), Ettore Tito (1859-1941) and Luigi Nono (1850-1918) one of the leading painters of Venice on.

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