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Cesare Auguste Detti

Cesare Auguste Detti (1847 - 1914) was active/lived in Italy.  Cesare Detti is known for Genre paintings.

Cesare August Detti   Italian   1847 - 1914

A gifted genre painter, Cesare Detti established his reputation as a specialist in "costume pictures."  These works were of subjects chosen mainly for their suitability for picturesque treatment; usually of by gone ages when dress played a distinctive part of rank in society.

People held a fascination for earlier time, and artists, catering to that interest, attempted to capture their imagination.  As Alfred Stevens, the Belgian painter remarked:  "The public are attracted to costume subjects in the same way that they fall in love with the fancy-dress of a masked ball."

The inclusion of dwarfs held a brief fascination for the viewing public in the 1860's.  The success of a work by Ferdinand Roybet in the 1866 Paris Salon in being purchased by Napoleon's cousin, Princess Mathilda, inspired a number of imitators.  This popularity may have also come with the success of the play "R   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2027 characters.]  Artist bio

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