EGISTO LANCEROTTO Noale 1847 - Venice 1916 Portrait of a girl in a white dress Signed Egisto Lancerotto bottom left Oil on canvas, 80X59.5 cm Trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice together with Giacomo Favretto and Luigi Nono, the painter specialised in the portrait genre, demonstrating a remarkable ability to capture the psychological introspections of his subjects. His talent for portraying the human figure also allowed him to depict vivid scenes of Venetian life, displaying a distinct narrative ability. However, it was in portraiture that he was most successful, particularly in female images, delineated with a mischievous sweetness. The painting presented here depicts a young girl whose intense gaze immediately catches the eye. The dress, rendered with textural and vibrant brushstrokes, gives the portrait a strong realism, enhancing the artist's painterly sensitivity.