Brief Biography-Giacomo Favretto was born in Venice in 1849. He received instruction at the Accademia in Venice, and the works of Ludwig Johann Passini and Michele Cammarano influenced him. Around the age of thirty, he lost sight in one eye through infection; however, his health improved afterwards. Genre scenes were his principal subject. His works, twice, won acclaim at the Brera Academy in Milan, and he went on to exhibit at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1878. His paintings sold well in London in his later years. He died in Venice in 1887.