A young girl wearing a typical venetian shawl listens stoically as the shoemaker reports upon the hopeless condition of her boot. The artist has depicted this cluttered interior with characteristic detail. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: 1871. Place of creation: Italy. Dimensions: height: 63.5 cm (25 in); width: 52 cm (20.4 in). Medium: oil on fabric. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Antonio Rotta - The Hopeless Case - Walters 37182
