The Domestic Horses of Giovanni Fattori

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Saturdays seem to have become the day I feature horse artists of days gone by and I will continue that for as long as I can find more artists. Today’s artist is Giovanni Fattori, an Italian artist of the late 19th century.

Split Personality Work

Giovanni began his career painting historical figures and military subjects, although as his experience grew he turned to more domestic scenes (while still including the lives of soldiers). He was an incredibly prolific artists and horses appear in a large percentage of his work. In fact, I found so many I had to split his collection into two parts. Today some more domestic scenes and next time I’ll post some of his military art.

Farmer With Horse

Farmer With Horse

Mounted Shepherd and Cows

Mounted Shepherd and Cows

Dorfstrasse With Farmers, Mules and Dealers

Dorfstrasse With Farmers, Mules and Dealers

Three Mounted Shepherds Herd Bull

Three Mounted Shepherds Herd Bull

Marking of the Young Bulls in Maremma

Marking of the Young Bulls in Maremma

Nun With Donkey

Nun With Donkey

Two Mounted Shepherds Herd Bull

Two Mounted Shepherds Herd Bull

Roman Cart

Roman Cart

Horses and Farmers in Roman Landscape

Horses and Farmers in Roman Landscape

More Giovanni

Stay tuned because there is more to come (probably next Saturday). Until then be sure to check out more horses of the masters.