Matteo Sandonà

Matteo Sandonà (1881–1964) was a painter born in Schio, Italy and raised in the Alps.

After returning to the United States, he took further training at the National Academy of Design.

In 1903, he made the first of several trips to Hawaii, where he painted portraits of the territory’s elite.

[2] Sandonà is best known for his luxurious thickly impastoed society portraits.

[3][4] In 1903 he painted various members of the Kawananakoa family, princes of Hawai'i.