Giovanni Fattori

Giovanni Fattori
Self-Portrait (1854), oil on canvas, 59 x 46.5 cm, Florence, Galleria d'Arte Moderna
Born	(1825-09-06)6 September 1825 Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died	30 August 1908(1908-08-30) (aged 82) Florence, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Painting
Movement	Macchiaioli

Giovanni Fattori (September 6, 1825 – August 30, 1908) was an Italian artist, one of the leaders of the group known as the Macchiaioli. He was initially a painter of historical themes and military subjects. In his middle years, inspired by the Barbizon school, he became one of the leading Italian plein-airists, painting landscapes, rural scenes, and scenes of military life. After 1884, he devoted much energy to etching.