Salvatore Loforte

Salvatore LoForte or Lo Forte (1804 -1885) was an Italian painter.

Bust of the painter in Villa Bonnano

Biography

Portrait of Lo Forte by Paolo Vetri

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Portrait of Lady Pintacuda by Lo Forte

Portrait of Garibaldi by Lo Forte

He was born in Palermo. He painted both portraits and religious subjects. He painted a well respected portrait of Garibaldi. He painted an altarpiece depicting Saints Benedict and Scholastica for the church of Santa Chiara, Noto. One of his pupils was Giuseppe Tambuscio. There is a bust of the painter on display in the gardens of Villa Bonnano of Palermo.

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