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Fortunino Matania

Fortunino Matania (1881 - 1963) was active/lived in Italy, United States.  Fortunino Matania is known for Royal events and allegory painting, war artist, magazine illustration.

Fortunino Matania (Italian/British, 1881-1963) is celebrated for his realistic portrayals of historical subjects and allegorical subjects.  In 1902, Matania was invited to London to cover the Coronation of Edward VII for The Graphic.  Matania thereafter covered every major Royal event -- marriage, christening, funeral, and coronation of British royalty, up to the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953.

At the outbreak of World War I, Matania established himself as a war artist, much acclaimed for his graphic images of trench warfare.  His painting for the Blue Cross entitled Goodbye, Old Man, showing a British soldier saying farewell to his dying horse, is a famous example of his war work.

After World War I, Matania began conjuring up scenes of ancient life for the British woman's magazine, Britannia and Eve,where Matania worked for 19 years.  He filled his London studio with reproductions of Roman furniture and pored over history   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1996 characters.]  Artist bio

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