Luigi Sabatelli

In 1803, with the reorganization of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts of Milan, Sabatelli was named professor of painting, replacing Giulio Traballesi, and held the post until his death.

[1] His first important work in oils was his Meeting of David and Abigail, which now hangs opposite Judith, by Pietro Benvenuti, in the Lady Chapel of Arezzo Cathedral.

His reputation, however, rests largely on the frescoes in the "Hall of the Iliad", part of the Palatine Gallery at the Pitti Palace, created from 1822 to 1825 for his patron Maria Luisa, who was then the Duchess of Lucca.

Four of his ten children became painters and art teachers: Francesco (1803-1830), Giuseppe (1813-1843), Luigi Maria (1818-1899), and Gaetano [it] (1820-1893).

[1] He was a Knight in the Order of Saint Joseph of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and was awarded the Great Gold Medal of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia.