Luigi Olivetti Explained

Luigi Olivetti (Revere, Lombardy, November 19, 1856  - Tivoli, January 28, 1941) was an Italian painter, both in oil and watercolor, and engraver. His secular birth name was Luigi Giacomo Angelo.

In 1883, a Rome, exhibited a watercolor titled: Città, and in 1884 at Turin, at the National Exhibition he exhibited Cecilia la Guida delle Catacombe; La figlia del Borgomastro, and Ricordi of the Brettagna.[1] He painted the genre painting: Ragazza sullo sfondo di Tivoli.[2]

He was a resident of Rome, and late in life, moved to Tivoli with his wife Mariannina Palma.
He is buried in Rome in the Verano Monumental Cemetery.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Zz0bAAAAYAAJ Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti
  2. http://www.tibursuperbum.it/ita/museo/OlivettiRagazzaTivoli.htm Museo virtuale of Tivoli