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.

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