DETTI Cesare Augusto
THE ARTIST
Oil on panel: 25 x 17 cm / 9.8 x 6.7 in
Signed and dated '1872' lower left
Painter of mythological subjects, orientalist genre scenes and anecdotal scenes of the 16th and 18th centuries.
Cesare Augusto Detti was born on December 28, 1847 in Spoleto and died on May 19, 1914 in Paris.
After studying in Spoleto, Cesare-Augusto Detti worked in Rome at the Accademia di San Luca under the direction of Fortuny and Francesco Podesti. He exhibited in Naples in 1872, Rome in 1873 and at the Salon de Paris from 1876 until his death. He also exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français and at the Exposition Universelle in 1899, where he received a bronze medal, and in 1900, where he received a silver one.
Having acquired a great reputation, he took part in several exhibitions around the world.
Although Detti painted mythological subjects, he is mostly known for his anecdotal scenes of the Orient and of the 16th and 18th centuries, showcasing shimmering costumes.
Period:
Spoleto 1847 - Paris 1914
Italian School
Exhibitions:
Sydney
Literature:
E. Bénézit, "Dictionary of Artists", Paris 2006, Vol. 4, p. 824.
M. Agnellini, "Ottocento Italiano; Opere e mercato di pittori e scultori", Milan 2000, p. 144.
P. & V. Berko "Peinture Orientaliste", Knokke 1982, illustration p. 61.