19 Works, Today, April 13th is artist Attilio Simonetti's day, his story, illustrated with footnotes #102

Attilio Simonetti

Idillio

Oil on panel

cm 25.5 x 40

Private collection

Attilio Simonetti (1843–1925) was an Italian painter and Antiquarian.

He was born and resided imainly in Rome. Son of Francesco, a Roman jeweler and mosaicist, part of a family of mosaicists. A 16-year-old Attilio was apprenticed with the Spanish painter Mariano Fortuny at the urging of the painter Nicola Ortis of Perugia. 

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

Odalisque

Oil on board

56 x 79cm (22 1/16 x 31 1/8in).

Private collection

In 1861 Fortuny painted Odalisque (now in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona) a painting considered to be a seminal work by the artist. The present lot is a copy of the original and is mentioned in the catalogue of the recent Fortuny exhibition held at Museo Nazionale del Prado, Madrid. More on this painting

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

Le droit de seigneur, c. 1852

Watercolour

21 x 30 in. 

Private collection

Droit du seigneur ('lord's right'), also known as jus primae noctis ('right of the first night'), was a supposed legal right in medieval Europe, allowing feudal lords to rape subordinate women, in particular, on their wedding nights.

Historians David M. Walker and Hector McKechnie wrote that the "right" might have existed in medieval Europe, but other historians have concluded that it is a myth, and that all references to it are from later periods. Over centuries, it became commonly portrayed in European literature as a practice that had occurred in earlier times or other places. More on Droit du seigneur

In 1868 Simonetti exhibited two works at the Brera Academy, Interno di cucina in Trastevere and Portone in via dei Carbonari . In the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Naples in 1877 he presented a pair of paintings, "The herald" and "The tambourine", which were purchased by Prince Umberto, who a few months later would become King of Italy with the name of Umberto I .

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

The Mandolin Player

Oil on panel

12.25 x 9 IN, 31 x 23 CM

Private collection

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

Pompeian actress, c. 1870

Oil on canvas

Museo Arte Moderna, Milano

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

Arabs in interior , c. 1871

Watercolor and Bodycolor

35.5 x 43.8 cm. (14 x 17.2 in.)

Private collection

In 1875 he was one of the founders of the Association of Roman Watercolors , in which he took an active part until 1883. 

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

A Late Arrival

Oil on canvas

25 x 30 in 

Private collection

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

The Welcome Home, c. 1876

Oil on canvas

16 3/8 x 20 3/4 in (41.8 x 52.5 cm) 

Private collection

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

Gentleman Calling, c. 1876

Oil on canvas

36 1/2 x 29 1/2 in 

Private collection

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, Rome 1843–1925 Rome)

 The Rendezvous, c. 1843–1925

Watercolor

14 1/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.7 x 25.6cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In Naples, during one of his many trips with Mariano Fortuny, he met and became a friend of Filippo Palizzi who later in 1877 invited him to exhibit his works in the city of Campania.

He was executor of his will for the sale of the objects collected by Marià Fortuny during his travels, and therefore began to deal more and more with antiques, with particular attention to ancient art.

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, 1843–1925)

Espagnole à la perruche/ Spanish parakeet

Oil on Panel

38 x 30 cm. (15 x 11.8 in.)

Private collection

At the 1877 Neapolitan Esposizione Nazionale di Belle Arti he displayed a copy of the paintings "L'araldo" and "Il tamburino". In Naples, he made friends and was encouraged by Filippo Palizzi. In 1875, he was one of the founders of the Association of Acquarellisti Romani (Roman Watercolor Painters).

Among his works: After the Dance; exhibited in 1877 in Naples: Un araldo; Un tamburo; Ogni speranza è morta; Via Giuseppe Mancinelli in Palazzuolo Castracelo. He also exhibited at the 1883 Mostra of Fine Arts in Rome, some paintings and watercolors: A governor; Gioia materna; and La filatrice.[2] He painted the period costume drama of L'Ubriaco (The Drunkard) (1877).[3]

Also in 1883, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome, he presented the painting Gioie Materne .

Attilio Simonetti (Italian, 1843–1925)

The harem guard , c. 1899

Watercolor on Board

68.6 x 70.5 cm. (27 x 27.8 in.)

Private collection

Simonetti had a good relationship with Adolphe Goupil of the Goupil Gallery of Paris, famed for the patronage of impressionism. 

He died in Rome. 

Simonetti's works are currently kept at the Gallery of Modern Art in Milan , the Capodimonte Museum in Naples , the Irpino Museum in Avellino , the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and the San Diego Museum of Art. of San Diego, California. More on Attilio Simonetti

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