Matteo Loves

Matteo Loves was a painter active in Cento from about 1625 to 1662. Few biographical details are known. It is said he was born in Cologne to an English family, and arrived as a young man in Cento, where he trained with Guercino.[1][2] Works by Loves can be found in the Pinacoteca of Cento and in the church of San Rocco e San Sebastiano.[3][4]

Portrait of Duchessa Maria Caterina Farnese, Museo di Arte e Storia of Geneva

References
  1. Benedetto Gennari e la bottega del Guercino, by Prisco Bagni (1986), Page 267.
  2. Arte emiliana: dalle raccolte storiche al nuovo collezionismo, Graziano Manni, Emilio Negro, Massimo Pirondini, (1989), Page 88.
  3. Intinerary of Guercino paintings in Cento, produced by the commune, text by Elena Bastelli and Anelita Tassinari.
  4. La Pinacoteca civica di Cento: guida illustrate, by Fausto Gozzi, Pinacoteca civica di Cento, (1987), Page 62.


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