Isidoro Grünhut

Isidoro Grünhut (27 August 1862 in Trieste – 5 May 1896 in Florence) was an Austrian painter of Jewish ancestry; known for genre scenes and portraits.

At the age of sixteen, he rebelled, running away from home to join up with an "impresario" named Benelli; providing drawings in return for his upkeep.

The constant travelling, long hours and poor food undermined his already precarious health; having suffered a childhood fall that damaged his back.

He was also rejected for a scholarship that would have allowed him to study in Rome, but was able to gain financial support from Baron Giuseppe Morpurgo (1816-1898), head curator at the Museo Revoltella.

[1] While in Rome, he was able to attract a permanent patron, Count Alessandro Lotteringhi della Stufa, who offered him room to set up a studio at the family palace in Florence.