Martin Rota (1520-83). Portrait of Coleon, Bartholomew (Military/Naval, Dutch)

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Artist: Martin Rota (1520-1583). Croat. Etcher, engraver and print publisher from Sebenico. Active in Venice, Graz, Vienna and Prague. Earliest dated print 1558 (B.73). He probably worked in Venice until late 1572. Plates of c.1571/2, with subjects related to the victory over the Turks at Lepanto seem to have been produced in Venice (Bartsch nos 113 and 114, inscribed ‘Martinus Rota sibinicensis Venetiis faciebat'). He was producing portraits in Vienna by 1573. 1576 he was described as painter to Maximilian II. He went to Prague c.1580.His work in Venice was published by, among others: L.Guarinoni, Luca and Ferrando Bertelli, Camocio, Giovanni Mastini, Benedetto Stefani, Claudio Duchetti (Duchet), Nelli, Bolognino Zaltieri. Subjects : Portrait of Coleon, Bartholomew (Military/Naval, Dutch), & another, The attributes & Imperial Arms, both 16c (two items) /research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=1482689&partid=1&searchText=coleon&fromDate=1500&fromADBC=ad&toDate=1700&toADBC=ad&titleSubject=on&physicalAttribute=on&productionInfo=on&numpages=10&images=on&orig=%2fresearch%2fsearch_the_collection_database.aspx&currentPage=1 Medium : Engravings, 16c Size of Sheets : 1. Portrait 22.75 x 17 cms cms. approx. 2. Attributes & Imperial Arms 22.5 x 17.5 cms. approx. Be sure to add me to your favourites read more