Ettore Roesler Franz

Visual Artist

1845 – 1907

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Who was Ettore Roesler Franz?

Ettore Roesler Franz was an Italian painter and photographer of German origin.

Roesler Franz was born in Rome. He was a specialıst in the technique of watercolor. His most famous work is a series of 120 aquarelles named "Roma sparita", where he portrayed with great realism parts of the city which he supposed were going to be destroyed in the effort to modernize it. Many of his aquarelles are now at the Museo di Roma in Trastevere at Piazza Sant’Egidio.

In 1902 he was portrayed by Giacomo Balla in a famous painting exhibited at the Venice Biennale. He died in Rome in 1907.

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Born
May 11, 1845
Rome
Nationality
  • Italy
Profession
Lived in
  • Rome
Died
Mar 26, 1907

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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