Tito Moretti (

Perugia Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...

, 1840–1913) was an Italian painter and manuscript illuminator.

Biography

He was the younger brother of

Francesco Moretti Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

, who had trained with

Silvestro Valeri Silvestro Valeri (Rome, December 31, 1814 –1902) was an Italian painter and educator. He taught at Accademia di Belle Arti di Perugia. Biography As a young man, he was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts of St Luke in Rome. By his second year ...

at the Academy of Fine Arts of Perugia. Tito also trained at the academy, and collaborated for over a decade with Francesco in painting enamel on glass. Tito later became academic of merit and professor of design at the Royal Technical School. Among his works are two large windows: one depicting a ''Pietà with Angels'' (1874,

Cathedral A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denomination ...

) and the other a half-figure ''Madonna''. Pieta with Angels Perugia Cathedral

He also worked as a

manuscript illuminator An illuminated manuscript is a formally prepared document where the text is often supplemented with flourishes such as borders and miniature illustrations. Often used in the Roman Catholic Church for prayers, liturgical services and psalms, the ...

of diplomas and awards. In the latter years, he painted many Umbrian landscapes. Salve Umbria Verde
Reference to Moretti's landscapes.

References

1840 births 1913 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Umbrian painters Manuscript illuminators 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub