Carlo Stratta [SEP] date of birth
Carlo Stratta
Carlo Stratta (1852 - 1936) was an Italian painter.
Biography.
He was born and resident in Turin. Starting in 1869, he trained under Antonio Fontanesi at the Accademia Albertina. He also later received a degree in Engineering, which he never practiced. He moved to Paris from 1875 to 1884, working under Thomas Couture until 1879. In that year, he exhibited in the Salon of Paris. He also sojourned for six months that year in Cairo, Egypt; this would provide him
Riccardo Pasquini
Riccardo Pasquini (Turin, 1849 - Belbey, France, 1937) was an Italian painter.
He attended the Accademia Albertina, and alongside Carlo Stratta, became a pupil of Antonio Fontanesi. He is described as an excellent painter of animals. He often painted small canvases. Along with Stratta and Carlo Pollonera, he traveled to Paris where he worked under Thomas Couture. At the 1870 Promotrice in Turin, he exhibited "La Sera", "un cantuccio della Stalla", and "Il primo solco