Angelo Martinetti (1830 in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

– ?) was an Italian painter, mainly of still-lives depicting game. He was the brother of the controversial antiquarian and numismatist,

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

(1833–1895). Sometime around the year 1870, Angelo donated to the

Louvre Museum The Louvre ( ), or the Louvre Museum ( ), is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world. It is located on the Rive Droite, Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement of Paris, 1st arron ...

a club quite similar to the one depicted in the

Farnese Hercules The ''Farnese Hercules'' () is an ancient statue of Hercules made in the early third century AD and signed by Glykon, who is otherwise unknown; he was an Athenian but he may have worked in Rome. Like many other Ancient Roman sculptures it is a ...

statue. This donation was undertaken through the mediation of Count

Konstanty Tyszkiewicz image:Kanstantyn Tyškievič. Канстантын Тышкевіч (A. Regulski, 1868).jpg, 150px, Konstanty Tyszkiewicz Count Konstanty Tyszkiewicz (; 1806 in Lahojsk – 1868) was a Polish-Lithuanian identity, Polish-Lithuanian szlachta, noble, ...

of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. He exhibited paintings of game in many exhibitions, including at

Turin Turin ( , ; ; , then ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The city is main ...

in 1880 and at

in 1883. In 1882, the art gallery on

Duke Street, St James's Duke Street, St James's is a street in the St James's area of the City of Westminster, London. It runs from Piccadilly in the north to King Street in the south, and is crossed by Jermyn Street. Ryder Street joins it on the western side. On th ...

received some still life paintings from Angelo, which they said were "full of vivid color and imitative quality".

References

External links

Martinetti's works listed on ArtUK

Martinetti's works listed at the Art Renewal Center Museum

Martinetti's works listed at Invaluable
1830 births Painters from Rome 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Year of death missing 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub