Pietro Pezzati (1828–1890) was an Italian painter. Born in

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

, he was a resident of

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

. He exhibited at the Promotrice of

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

: ''Il mio diletto a me ed io a lui'' and a ''Holy Family''. In 1886, at the Exhibition of Livorno, he displayed another depicting: ''Virgin and Child'. Pezzati mainly painted sacred subjects. He painted the altarpiece of San Giovanni Gualberto in prayer visited by the Divine Light (1856) found in the Chapel of San Giovanni Gualberto located near

Tavarnelle Val di Pesa Tavarnelle Val di Pesa is a former ''comune'' (municipality) and since 2019 a ''frazione'' of Barberino Tavarnelle in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about south of Florence. Sights The main attract ...

.website on Chapel of San Giovanni Gualberto
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1828 births 1898 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Tuscany People from Prato 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub