Ludovico Marchetti
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Ludovico Marchetti was an Italian-born painter of genre scenes, who spent most of his life in France. His artistic education began in the studios of Mariano Fortuny, a Spanish painter who lived in Rome during the 1870s. Shortly after completing his studies there, in 1878, aged twenty-five, he moved to France, where he would remain for the rest of his life. There, he continued his studies and began holding exhibits at the Salon; receiving a bronze medal in 1889. As his reputation grew, he exhibited in Munich and Berlin as well, where he developed a sizeable following. He specialized in historical period pieces, largely scenes from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, designed for the tastes of the petit-bourgeoise. His favorite subjects were the cavaliers, troubadours and courtiers of the 18th century, dramatically re-imagined with richly colored clothes and fine fabrics. Today, he may be best remembered for the illustrations he created for a popular reprinting of Shakespeare's plays; notably Othello and Romeo and Juliet.
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- Mariano Fortuny Master
Artworks by this artist (20 total)
- Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
- Elegante Dame im Park 1899
- Othello, act 5, scene 2, ‘Look in upon me then and speak with me’
- Othello, act 5, scene 2, ‘Where is that viper; Bring the villain forth’
- Othello, II, 3, ‘Some wine, ho! and let me the canakin clink, clink, … Why then let a soldier drink’
- Othello, the Moor of Venise, by William Shakespeare
- Othello, act 5, scene 2, ‘Yet she must die, or else she’ll betray more men. Put out the light, and then put out the light’
- Othello, act I, scene 3
- Othello, act 3, scene 3, ‘What will you give me now for that same handkerchief’
- Othello, Act 4, scene 2, ‘Upon my knees, what doth your speech import’
- Othello, Act 3, scene 4, ‘How now good Cassio! what’s the news with you’
- The knight of the lily 1887
- Othello, act 2, scene I, ‘It gives me wonder great as my content, to see you here before me’
- Othello, tailpiece illustration
- Portrait of Iago, ‘Good-night, Honest Iago’
- Othello, act 3, scene 3, ‘I am glad to have found this napkin; thus was her first rememberance from the Moor’
- Othello, act 4, scene 3; ‘Shall I go fetch your nightgown; No! unpin me here’
- Othello, title plate, portrait of Othello and tailpiece
- The Departure, Venice 1881
- Othello, act I, scene 1, Awake! what ho! Brabantio, thieves! thieves! Look to your house, your daughter, and your bags