After leaving his father's carpenter's shop, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1864, where the courses he was taught highlighted his natural qualities as a painter, which can be seen in one of his major works, Lezioni of Anatomy (1873) has been underlined.
In 1878 he went to Paris with Guglielmo Ciardi. This journey was central to the development of his art, both as a technique and as a subject (not only scenes of domestic intimacy, but also the subject of eighteenth-century clothing). Read the full biography
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After leaving his father's carpenter's shop, he enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1864, where the courses he was taught highlighted his natural qualities as a painter, which can be seen in one of his major works, Lezioni of Anatomy (1873) has been underlined.
In 1878 he went to Paris with Guglielmo Ciardi. This journey was central to the development of his art, both as a technique and as a subject (not only scenes of domestic intimacy, but also the subject of eighteenth-century clothing). It achieved great success, became known internationally and absorbed some usual trends.
He was a portraitist in Colonna [citation needed]. From an alleged relationship with a young woman of a noble family, a daughter was born: Maria [citation needed]. The child was placed in foster care and recognized with the name of Colonia [no source]. Maria often went to Rome with her father's handwritten letters, and to receive a welcome from her mother, which she always denied, she lived in Venice until 1958 with her daughter Anita and her granddaughter Gemma, who currently lives in Mogliano Veneto (television ), with his father's paintings in the attic, but due to extreme poverty, there will be many paintings of painters who will go up in flames to relieve the severity of winter [no source].
The act of vandalism, which dates back to 1880, won the Principe Umberto Prize in Brera, where it was exhibited and is today well preserved. In the same year he presented works inspired by Venetian popular life and the costume scene of the eighteenth century at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Turin.
In these works, the artist turns to realistic animation, controlled use of color, great creativity and subtle tones.
In recent years, Favretto's work has taken on an increasingly greater luminosity and a more natural structure.
He died in 1887 during the National Art Exhibition in Lagoon City, where the artist exhibited The Liston.
