Ettore Forti

Ettore Forti (19th - 20th century) - "Pompeii" - oil on canvas - 60 x 100 cm

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 cannot 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. source: Wikipedia