Maria Martinetti (1864–1921) was an Italian painter. She was a student of

Gustavo Simoni Gustavo Simoni (5 November 1845, in Rome – 10 May 1926, in Palestrina) was an Italian painter, watercolorist and art teacher. He is best known for his Orientalism, Orientalist scenes. Biography His father, Antonio, was a barber who originall ...

. She lived and exhibited in Italy and France. In 1890 she moved to the United States. She is known for her genre paintings.

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 The Palace of Fine Arts is a monumental structure located in the Marina District of San Francisco, California, originally constructed for the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition to exhibit works of art. Completely rebuilt from 1964 to ...

at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. She died on August 16, 1921, in Marin County, California.

Gallery

File:Maria Martinetti The Palace Guard 1903.jpg, Maria Martinetti ''The Palace Guard'', 1903 File:Maria Martinetti Two female musicians in a courtyard 1891.jpg, Maria Martinetti ''Two female musicians in a courtyard'', 1891

References

External links

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images of Maria Martinetti's work
on Artnet {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinetti, Maria 1864 births 1921 deaths Italian Orientalist painters 19th-century Italian women artists 20th-century Italian women artists Italian emigrants to the United States