MATTEINI, Teodoro
(b. 1754, Pistoia, d. 1831, Venezia)

Nuptial Allegory

1802
Drawing
Private collection

In this preparatory drawing for a painting, the artist shows a sentimental interpretation of the taste for antiquity. Even when his compositions concede to earlier fashion, such as the Nuptial Allegory, Matteini remains firmly in the sentimental vein.