Gaspare Mattioli (1806–1843) was an Italian painter who worked in a Neoclassical style. He was born in

Faenza Faenza (, ; ; or ; ) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna. Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed earthenware pottery, known ...

, and initially studied ornamentation and figure painting respectively under

Giuseppe Zauli Giuseppe Zauli (1763 – 1822) was an Italian painter and engraver. He trained at the Accademia Clementina of Bologna. He was a collaborator with Francesco Rosaspina and Felice Giani. He dedicated himself to the practice and teaching of engrav ...

and Pasquale Saviotti at the Academy in Faenza. He then traveled in 1824 to study in Bologna, and subsequently spent three years working under

Pietro Benvenuti Pietro Benvenuti (8 January 1769 – 3 February 1844) was an Italian Neoclassicism, Neoclassical painter. Biography Early life and education Born in Arezzo in Tuscany, he was influenced by the style of Jacques-Louis David. He was a student of ...

at the

Academy of Fine Arts The following is a list of notable art schools. Accredited non-profit art and design colleges * Adelaide Central School of Art * Alberta College of Art and Design * Art Academy of Cincinnati * Art Center College of Design * The Art Institute ...

Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ...

. After a spell in Venice, in the 1830s, he move to Rome to work in the studio of

Tommaso Minardi Tommaso Minardi (December 4, 1787 – January 12, 1871) was an Italian painter and author on art theory, active in Faenza, Rome, Perugia, and other towns. He painted in styles that transitioned from Neoclassicism to Romanticism. Biography Mi ...

in Rome, and returned in 1836 to his native city. He painted portraits, for which he is best known, but also religious, historic, figure, and decorative paintings. He also briefly studied lithography with Angiolini firm in

Bologna Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...

. His painting of the ''Murder of

Galeotto Manfredi Galeotto Manfredi (1440 – May 31, 1488) was an Italian condottiero and lord of Faenza. Born in Faenza, Romagna, he was the son of Astorre II Manfredi. In 1477, after a failed attempt of military conquest, he succeeded as lord of Faenza to his b ...

'', displayed in the Pinacoteca of Faenza, depicts the murder of this Lord of Ravenna, by four assassins, in a plot conjured by his wife Francesca, the daughter of

Giovanni II Bentivoglio Giovanni II Bentivoglio (12 February 144315 February 1508) was an Italian nobleman who ruled as tyrant of Bologna from 1463 until 1506. He had no formal position, but held power as the city's "first citizen." The House of Bentivoglio, Bentivogli ...

, Lord of Bologna. The main altar of the church of San Pietro in Fognano, in the

Province of Ravenna The province of Ravenna (; ) is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Ravenna. As of 2015, it has a population of 391,997 inhabitants over an area of , giving it a population density of 210.81 inhabitants pe ...

, has a ''Christ handing keys to St Peter'' (1843). The background depicts the shores of the

Lamone Lamone is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. History Lamone is first mentioned in 854 as ''Namonni''. In 1295 it was mentioned as ''Lamono''. A prehistoric stone bowl was discovered on San Zeno hi ...

river near Fognano.Monuments in Fognano
including San Pietro.

References

1806 births 1843 deaths 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian neoclassical painters People from Faenza Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze alumni 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub