# Ugo Matania

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Italian artist (1888–1963)

**Ugo Matania** (1888–1979) was an Italian artist and illustrator active in Britain during the [First World War](/source/First_World_War), particularly noted for his works for *[The Sphere](/source/The_Sphere_(newspaper))* and *[The London Magazine](/source/The_London_Magazine#1898–1933)*.[1] Three of his oil paintings and one of his watercolours are in the [Wellcome Collection](/source/Wellcome_Collection) in London.[2]

## Life

He was born in [Naples](/source/Naples), the nephew of [Eduardo Matania](/source/Eduardo_Matania) and the first cousin of [Fortunino Matania](/source/Fortunino_Matania), both also artists.[3] In 1911 he received a degree in Advertising Diagram and Design[4] and two years later moved to London, remaining there until 1924.[4]

On his return to Italy he worked for *[Corriere della Sera](/source/Corriere_della_Sera)* and their fortnightly magazine *[Il Romanzo per Tutti](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Il_Romanzo_per_Tutti&action=edit&redlink=1)*.[4] He was still exhibiting in 1948[5] and also produced marble stations of the cross for the [church of Maria Santissima del Carmine](/source/Church_of_Maria_Santissima_del_Carmine%2C_Castellammare_di_Stabia) in [Castellammare di Stabia](/source/Castellammare_di_Stabia).[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["FORTUNINO MATANIA R.I. (1881-1963) GREAT WAR ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE SPHERE 1915-1920"](https://www.abbottandholder.co.uk/matania-ww1/). Retrieved 29 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Search - Ugo Matania"](https://wellcomecollection.org/search/works?contributors.agent.label=%22Matania%2C+Ugo%2C+1888-1979%22). *Wellcome Collection*. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** (in Italian) G. Salvatori, 'Fortunino e Ugo Matania', in Mariantonietta Picone Petrusa (ed.), *In Margine. Artisti Napoletani fra Tradizione e Opposizione 1909–1923* (Milan, 1986)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Liss_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Liss_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Liss_4-2) ["ARTIST - Matania, Ugo 1888 – 1979"](https://web.archive.org/web/20231208150832/https://lissllewellyn.com/artists/ugo-matania/). *Liss Llewellyn*. Archived from [the original](https://lissllewellyn.com/artists/ugo-matania/) on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Woman, Ugo Matania"](https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/woman-ugo-matania/bgFOHTwNEr9GZg?hl=en). *Google Arts & Culture*. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** (in Italian) ["Storia e descrizione della chiesa di Maria Santissima del Carmine"](http://www.comune.castellammare-di-stabia.napoli.it/cultura-e-turismo/chiesa-di-maria-santissima-del-carmine/index-60.aspx). Retrieved 7 May 2021.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

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