Antonio Salvetti (1854 – August 17, 1931) was an Italian architect and

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. He was born in

Colle di Val d'Elsa Colle di Val d'Elsa or Colle Val d'Elsa is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Siena, Tuscany, central Italy. It has a population of c. 21,600 . Its name means "Hill of Elsa Valley", where Elsa is the name of the river which crosses it and ...

in Tuscany. He studied Architecture at the Royal

Florentine Academy of Fine Arts The Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze ("academy of fine arts of Florence") is an instructional art academy in Florence, in Tuscany, in central Italy. It was founded by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1563, under the influence of Giorgio Vasari. ...

, specializing in portraits. He lived for long periods of time in Paris and Munich. In Florence, he befriended many of the Macchiaioli painters, including Vittorio Meoni,

Niccolò Cannicci Niccolò Cannicci (1846–1906) was an Italian painter; best known for his urban and rural views, often depicting the intersection of the urban and industrial landscape with the rural and pastoral. Biography He was born to the painter, Gaeta ...

, and Telemaco Signorini. He painted many portraits, including in pastel, and many studies of painting. He returned to Italy, settling in Lombardy for a spell. In 1878 in Florence, he won awards for his architectural designs. He made many designs for the ''Ricordi di Architettura''. In the 1888 Bologna Exhibition, he was awarded a medal. Salvetti's principal works include the following canvases: Casa Calzaveglio in Brescia; ''Napoletana of Venice''; ''Portrait'' (pastel); ''Profilo di donna''; study of a child; portrait of a signora; ''Love Letter''; ''Guida Alpina Tirolese''; Study of Head in pastel; ''La Nonna'' (pastel); Pastel self-portrait; ''Alla finestra'' (pastel); and ''Near the Crib''.

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File:Mensanello 3.JPG, The Church of Mensanello File:Palazzo scolastico.JPG, Colle di Val d'Elsa: School Palace File:Cimitero misericordia.JPG, Colle di Val d'Elsa: Cemetery of the Misericordia File:DSC 0129cr.jpg, Battista, Brescia 1886

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1854 births 1931 deaths Architects from Tuscany 19th-century Italian architects 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Painters from Tuscany 19th-century Italian male artists People from Colle di Val d'Elsa 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub

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