About Oreste Costa
Lived 1851 – 1901 (aged 49–50). Oreste Costa was an Italian painter.
Oreste Costa (1851–1901) was an Italian painter, active mainly painting genre scenes, landscapes, and still lifes.
Biography He was born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and trained under Antonio Ciseri. Among his works was a Gli ultimi Sforzi. His brother Antonio was also a painter. He exhibited frequently in England. One of his paintings, a genre scene with tippling elderly peasants is found at the Hillwood museum.
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Italian painter (1851-1901)
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Oreste Costa was born in 1851 in Florence.
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Oreste Costa died in 1901 in Florence.
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Oreste Costa was a painter.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Oreste Costa. https://biography.guide/oreste-costa/
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