Maria Martinetti Stiavelli
Birth nameMaria Martinetti
Birth date1864
Birth placeRome, Kingdom of Italy
Death date1937
Death placeRome, Kingdom of Italy
EducationGustavo Simoni
FieldPainting
MovementRealism, Orientalism
WorksMalaria (1887)
AwardsSilver medal – Exposition Universelle (1889), Paris
SpouseGiacinto Stiavelli (m. 1896; ended 1919)

Maria Martinetti (1864–1937) was an Italian painter.[1] She was a student of Gustavo Simoni. She lived and exhibited in Italy and France. In 1890 she moved to the United States. She is known for her genre paintings.[2]

Biography

Martinetti was born in 1864. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. She went on to exhibit her paintings in Rome, Venice and Paris. In 1890 she emigrated to the United States. Martinetti exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.[3]

She died in 1937 in Rome.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Maria Martinetti". The Athenaeum. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Maria Martinetti (1864 - 1921)". askART. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ^ Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Maria Martinetti - Biografia" (in Italian). museivaticani.va