Filippo Baratti

In fact, very little is known of him prior to 1868, when he exhibited a painting at the "Esposizione di Belle Arte" in Milan.

During this period, he focused on works with an Orientalist theme, and became one of the primary representatives of that style in Italy.

[1] His style was, itself, heavily influenced by Delacroix and Gérôme; whose works he had likely seen during an early visit to Paris.

Later, he lived in Paris (1870–1880) and London (1880–1885); where he began to concentrate more on cityscapes and landscapes.

These are often judged superior to his earlier works, which were produced entirely through imagination and imitation.