Martino Rota

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, by Rota, dated 1575; Ferdinand was Master of the Order of the Golden Fleece, which he wears here

Martino Rota, also Martin Rota and Martin Rota Kolunić (c. 1520–1583) was an artist, now mainly known for his printmaking, from Dalmatia.[1][2]

Martino Rota was born in about the year 1520 in Šibenik (Sebenico), Dalmatia. Little is known of Rota's early life or where he trained as an engraver, but most of his documented career was spent working in Venice, Rome, and Vienna.[2][3]

  1. ^ Getty Union Artist Name List
  2. ^ a b Bryan, Michael, (revised by George Stanley) A Biographical and Critical Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, from the revival of the art under Cimabue, and the alleged discovery of engraving by Finiguerra, to the present time (London, H G. Bohn, 1849), page 662 online at books.google.co.uk (accessed 4 March 2008)
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