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Attilio Simonetti (1843–1925), a Roman painter and antiques dealer, developed his career in close association with Mariano Fortuny y Marsal, his friend and teacher. The dealer Adolphe Goupil helped his paintings reach international audiences. L’Araldo, an 1876 oil on canvas, demonstrates his interest in costumed figures; Casamicciola, a watercolour heightened with white, belongs to his repertoire of Ischia landscapes.
Collecting old clothes, furnishings and objects for the reconstruction of historical scenes also supported his commercial activity. He organised an important sale in 1883 and subsequently developed his Roman gallery. The Mamluk carpet known as the Simonetti, held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, recalls this collecting history: dated around 1500 and probably woven in Cairo, it extends five medallions over almost nine metres.
This profile brings together identity references for Attilio Simonetti and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Dobiaschofsky · Piguet
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Oil on canvas
Porta Nuova à Bergame,
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2026-09-08 — 2026-09-23
Published result : 150 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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Watercolour
Alter Mann mit Puppenautomat.
Aquarell
Catalogue period : 2021-05-08
Published result : 330 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300
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