Tito Moretti
Tito Moretti (Perugia, 1840–1913) was an Italian painter and manuscript illuminator.
Biography[]
He was the younger brother of , who had trained with Silvestro Valeri at the Academy of Fine Arts of Perugia. Tito also trained at the academy, and collaborated for over a decade with Francesco in painting enamel on glass. Tito later became academic of merit and professor of design at the Royal Technical School. Among his works are two large windows: one depicting a Pietà with Angels (1874, Cathedral) and the other a half-figure Madonna.
He also worked as a manuscript illuminator of diplomas and awards.[1][2] In the latter years, he painted many Umbrian landscapes.[3]
References[]
- ^ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 313.
- ^ Dalla Provincia dell'Umbria alla Provincia di Perugia, see manuscript appendix with illuminated pages by Tito.
- ^ Salve Umbria Verde, Reference to Moretti's landscapes.
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- 1840 births
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- 19th-century Italian painters
- Italian male painters
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- Umbrian painters
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