Edoardo Monteforte
Edoardo Monteforte or Eduardo Monteforte (1849 in Polla, Province of Salerno – 1933 in Naples) was an Italian painter.
He studied in the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples under Achille Carillo and Gabriele Smargiassi,[1] painting luminous land- and seascapes. He painted both in oil and watercolor, and was very prolific. In 1877 at Naples, he exhibited: a domenica d' ottobre verso Pompei; and two watercolors titled: Sulla spiaggia and Inverno. In 1881 at Milan, he exhibited , Il ritorno dalla pesca, and Il ritorno da Sorrento. At the 1883 Exhibition in Milan, he displayed Vento fresco, Marina Sorrentina, and Costa Sorrentina. In 1884 at Turin, he exhibited Il ritorno dalla pesca; , and Mattinata pel bosco.[2] After a trip to Egypt, he painted a number of Orientalist subjects, including A sera per l'Alto Nilo, Tomb of the Caliph in Cairo, exhibited in 1898 at Turin.[3]
References[]
- ^ Istituto Matteucci biography.
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 306.
- ^ Istituto Matteucci biography.
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