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Giovanni Fattori

Sculptor, Painter or Photographer
Forart enthusiasts, students of 19th-century italian painting, and readers interested in the macchiaioli movement.
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Giovanni Fattori (1825–1908) was an Italian painter and a leading representative of the Macchiaioli movement.

Born in Livorno in 1825; associated with the Macchiaioli movement; died in 1908.

The provided review praises Giovanni Fattori's refusal of rigid theory and highlights his role as a leading Macchiaioli painter. It offers a close reading of Cavallo Morto, interpreting the work as a dramatic snapshot of suffering, solitude, and fate. The reviewer connects Fattori's spontaneity to a personal affinity with self-taught practice.

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