Oreste Costa

Oreste Costa (1851–1901) was an Italian painter, active mainly painting genre scenes, landscapes, and still lifes.

Biography
He was born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and trained under Antonio Ciseri. Among his works was a Gli ultimi Sforzi. His brother Antonio was also a painter. He exhibited frequently in England. One of his paintings, a genre scene with tippling elderly peasants is found at the Hillwood museum.