Giovanni Fattori Statue Stock Photo

Piazza Guerrazzi, LivornoGiovanni Fattori September 6, 1825 – August 30, 1908 was an Italian artist, one of the leaders of the group known as the Macchiaioli. He was initially a painter of historical themes and military subjects. In his middle years, inspired by the Barbizon school, he became one of the leading Italian plein-airists, painting landscapes, rural scenes, and scenes of military life. After 1884, he devoted much energy to etching.