Giovanni Fattori

(1825–1908) italiensk målare

Giovanni Fattori (1825–1908) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a photographer. By year of birth, Giovanni Fattori belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Giovanni Fattori was born in Livorno and died in Florence. Giovanni Fattori trained at Academy of Fine Arts, Florence. Giovanni Fattori studied under Giuseppe Bezzuoli. Giovanni Fattori worked in Florence. Wikidata associates Giovanni Fattori with Macchiaioli. The students included Domingo Laporte and Amedeo Modigliani.

The best-known works include ‘Roman carts’, ‘Square formation at Villafranca’, ‘The rider who got entangled with one foot on a stirrup’, and ‘Military exercises’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting and genre painting. The catalogue has 55 works by Giovanni Fattori with free images. The dated works span the years 1853–1905. Works by Giovanni Fattori are held by several collections, among them Galleria d'arte moderna, Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori, Riccardo Gualino Collection (1910-1930), and Collezione Marzotto.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Charles de Groux, Adolf Dauthage, Vito D'Ancona, Adelaide Salles-Wagner, and Herminie Gudin.

• Realism
• Roman carts
• Cousin Argia
• The rest