Giovanni Sottocornola

His father died when he was still a boy, and he became largely responsible for supporting his siblings.

In 1875, he was able to enroll at the Brera Academy, where he studied with Raffaele Casnedi and Giuseppe Bertini.

In 1883, he married Luigia Carati and they would have four children, two of whom died as infants.

In 1898, he participated in another exhibition in Latin America; this time in Buenos Aires.

By 1900, he was once again devoting himself to portraits and domestic scenes, mostly with female subjects, and used pastels in addition to oils.