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Matteo Lovatti (Italian, 1861-1909) 19th-Century Oil on Canvas "Church V State"
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Matteo Lovatti (Italian, 1861-1909) A Fine 19th-Century Oil on Canvas Titled 'Church V. State - The Fencing Lesson'. The finely detailed artwork depicting an interior tavern scene, featuring a colorful jester playfully fencing with a monk dressed in white habits, surrounded by an audience of a striking server beauty standing with a wine fiasco in hand, seated troubadours, soldiers, and other gentlemen. A mandolin rests on the floor beside a tip-bowl, adding to the lively atmosphere; within an ornate white-gilt-and-gesso carved frame. Signed: M. Lovatti, Roma. (lower left). Circa: Rome, 1880-1890.
Provenance:
MacConnal-Mason & Son, London;
Willoughby Toschi Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco.
Matteo Lovatti the Younger (Rome, 1861 – after 1909) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects. His grandfather, with the same name (1769-1849) was an architect , who worked for the Papal authorities during the early 19th century. He was influenced by the circle of realist genre painters around Mariano Fortuny in Rome. He exhibited in 1880 at Turin: On 14 March 1878 in Roma and that same year in Milan a work titled "Il Piccolo Venditore di Violette" (Young Vilolette Seller). He also exhibited "Vita moderna" (Modern Life) in Rome in 1883, Turin in 1884 "Una partita alle carte and Male Portrait" (A Card Game with Partrait). In 1909 he exhibited at The Watercolor Association in Rome: "Il Vaticano and Villa de' Quintili" (The Vatican and the Villa Quintili).
Label #1 at verso reads:
Willoughby-Toschi
Fine Arts Gallery
521 Sutter Street
San Francisco, California
Matteo Lovatti - Italian School
Painter of history and genre.
Born in Rome August 1, 1861/
Lovatti exhibited in Turin, Milan, Rome, Munich and Vienna.
Matteo Lovatti spent most of his life in Rome.
E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, vol 5, p. 647.
Won Prize in London in 1923.
Label #2 at verso reads:
MacConnal-Mason & Son., Ltd.
Fine Art Dealers
14, Duke Street, St. James's,
London S.W.1.
W H I, 3395
Height: 21 inches (53.3 cm)
Width: 42 3/4 inches (108.6 cm)
Frame Height: 27 1/4 inches (69 cm)
Frame Width: 49 inches (124.5 cm)
Frame Depth: 1 3/4 inches (4.5 cm)
Please note that we have another artwork by Matteo Lovatti (Italian, b. 1861) - A Fine 19th Century Oil on Panel titled "The Young Prince's Visit" which is also listed on 1stDibs.
- Creator:Matteo Lovatti 1 (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 27.25 in (69.22 cm)Width: 49 in (124.46 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
- Style:Baroque (In the Style Of)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Circa: Rome, 1880-1890
- Condition:Repaired: Relined - Touch-ups. Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor fading. A truly beautiful and very finely painted artwork. Overall condition is good, the canvas has been relined, with craquelure and minor paint losses. Some lines of in-paint at the edge of the canvas. Please view all images for an accurate condition view.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: Ref.: A28501stDibs: LU1796244055792
Matteo Lovatti 1
Matteo Lovatti the Younger was an Italian painter, mainly of genre subjects. His grandfather, with the same name (1769–1849) was an architect, who worked for the Papal authorities during the early 19th century. He was influenced by the circle of realist genre painters around Mariano Fortuny in Rome. He exhibited in 1880 at Turin: On 14 March 1878 in Roma and that same year in Milan a work titled "Il Piccolo Venditore di Violette" (Young Violette Seller). He also exhibited "Vita moderna" (Modern Life) in Rome in 1883, Turin in 1884 "Una partita alle carte and Male Portrait" (A Card Game with Portrait). In 1909, he exhibited at The Watercolor Association in Rome: "Il Vaticano and Villa dei Quintili" (The Vatican and the Villa Quintili).
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