Giovanni Fattori, September 6, 1825 – August 30, 1908, was an Italian painter and printmaker born in Livorno. He studied there with Giuseppe Baldini before moving to Florence, where he trained with Giuseppe Bezzuoli and at the Academy of Fine Arts.
In Florence, Fattori frequented the Caffè Michelangiolo and became a leading member of the Macchiaioli. He painted historical subjects, scenes of military and rural life, landscapes, portraits, and later produced many etchings; from 1869 he taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, where his students included Plinio Nomellini and Amedeo Modigliani.
Fattori remained active in Florence until his death in 1908. Major holdings of his work are in the Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori, Livorno; the Gallery of Modern Art in the Pitti Palace, Florence; and the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome.
Self-Portrait, 1854
Oil on canvas, 23.2 x 18.3 in
Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Florence
The Woodcutter's Wife. Traditional Tuscan Costume, c 1861
Oil on canvas, 30.7 x 22.4 in
Private Collection
Portrait of the Artist's First Wife Settimia Vannucci, c 1865
Oil on canvas, 33.4 x 27.5 in
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome
Signora Martelli at Castiglioncello, c 1867
Oil on panel, 7.9 x 13.8 in
Museo Civico Giovanni Fattori, Livorno, Italy
Artillery Patrol, c 1885
Oil on canvas, 13.7 x 10.6 in
Private Collection
Love in the Fields, c 1894
Oil on canvas, 36.2 x 25.5 in
Private Collection
Herdsmen in Maremma, before 1908
Watercolor on paper laid down on card, 11.8 x 9.3 in
Private Collection
Muleteers Resting in Maremma, before 1908
Oil on canvas
Private Collection
Holy Cow, 1888–1890
Etching on chine collé on wove paper, 6.9 x 13 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Peasant Woman Gathering Sticks, 1884–1908
Etching, 13.7 x 8.4 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Artillery Soldier on Horseback, 1888–1890
Etching in black on wove paper, artist's proof, 6.9 x 3.3 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Swineherd, c 1890
Etching and aquatint
Library of Congress, Washington DC
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