Giuseppe Bortignoni the Younger
Giuseppe Bortignoni the Younger was an Italian painter of genre paintings.
His father Giuseppe Bortignoni the Elder was a painter and engraver, known better for his latter work with Pietro Bonato and Pietro Bettelini in engraving ceiling decorations from the Vatican.
Bortignoni the Younger was born in Bologna, and was known for painting realistic genre paintings. Among his works were Il Cuoco del Convento and Don Giovanni impenitente, displayed in 1887 in Venice.
Later he worked on the restoration of old church paintings. Also in 1914 Bortignoni compiled the third edition of the catalogue of new painting collection belonging to the dukes Massari.
