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Ettore or Eduardo Ettore Forti was an Italian painter, who was prolific in depicting realistic Neo-Pompeian scenes of Ancient Roman life and events. These subjects were popular in the late-Victorian period, as exemplified by the popularity of Lawrence Alma-Tadema.

There is little definitive information available about Forti's biography. His paintings are signed with his name and Rome. Different sources can not cite a place of birth or birth date, and do not agree about a birth date. Nothing is known of his training. Many sources claim he was active a few decades before and after 1900. He exhibited in Berlin between 1893 and 1897. He exhibited at the Mostra della Romana Società degli Amatori e Cultori in 1905.

One favorite topic is a salesman displaying artwork, jewelry, or rugs to well-dressed female patrician women, often in elegant settings.

  • Evening at the temple Evening at the temple
  • Feast of Centaurs Feast of Centaurs
  • Rug Merchant in Ancient Rome Rug Merchant in Ancient Rome
  • Chariots racing in the Circus Maximus Chariots racing in the Circus Maximus
  • Pompeii Street Scene Pompeii Street Scene
  • The Bath (?) The Bath (?)
  • The Carpet Seller (1) The Carpet Seller (1)
  • The Carpet Seller (2) The Carpet Seller (2)
  • The Carpet seller (3) The Carpet seller (3)
  • The Carpet seller (4) The Carpet seller (4)
  • The Carpet Seller (5) The Carpet Seller (5)
  • Chariot Racing Chariot Racing
  • Racing Chariots Entering The Circus Maximus Racing Chariots Entering The Circus Maximus
  • Road to Pompeii Road to Pompeii
  • Steps(?) Steps(?)
  • The Harpist(?) The Harpist(?)
  • In A Jewelry Store In A Jewelry Store
  • Detail from a Pompeii Love Song Detail from a Pompeii Love Song
  • In A Jewelry Store In A Jewelry Store
  • Pompeii Street Pompeii Street
  • Art Seller Art Seller
  • Fruit Vendor Fruit Vendor
  • Hadrian returns from Tivoli Hadrian returns from Tivoli
  • In the Roman Palace In the Roman Palace
  • Inside A Roman Villa Inside A Roman Villa
  • Pompeii Love Song Pompeii Love Song
  • The Bedchamber(?) The Bedchamber(?)
  • The Embarkment of a Roman Queen The Embarkment of a Roman Queen
  • The Art Seller The Art Seller
  • Burdens(?) Burdens(?)
  • Festival Festival
  • Greeting The Victor Greeting The Victor
  • Rug Merchants Rug Merchants
  • The Musicians The Musicians
  • Victory Victory
  • Arrival of Caesar Arrival of Caesar
  • At the Antiquarian's At the Antiquarian's
  • The Vendor of Antiquities The Vendor of Antiquities
  • Quadriga on the Road to Pompeii(?) Quadriga on the Road to Pompeii(?)
  • The Carpet Seller (6) The Carpet Seller (6)
  • Roman Street Scene Roman Street Scene
  • Interior of a Roman Building with Figures Interior of a Roman Building with Figures

References

  1. Getty Museum, Interior of Roman Building with Figures.
  2. Istituto Matteucci, short biography.
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