Luigi Bechi

Luigi Bechi (March 1830 – November 19, 1919) was an Italian genre painter; associated with the Macchiaioli.

He initially studied art at the Accademia di Belle Arti with Giuseppe Bezzuoli and Enrico Pollastrini.

He made his public debut in 1861, at the Esposizione nazionale italiana [it], with his depiction of Michelangelo, watching over Urbino, his dying servant.

Among his best known works are scenes of Hagar being banished by Abraham, and General Ettore de Sonnaz [it], being saved by the Marchese Fadini at the Battle of Montebello.

His works continued to be popular with British and German collectors, long after he had been forgotten in Italy.