Portrait of Achille Forti as a Child

Giacomo Fiamminghi (1815-1895) demonstrated from his youth an innate tendency toward the figurative arts. He began exhibiting in Verona in 1858, participating in the exhibition organized by the Society of Fine Arts. The different themes of his works show how Fiamminghi was an eclectic painter, not bound to precise figurative compositions but ready to try his hand, with equally valuable results, at genre paintings, still life, and portraits. In the 1883 "Portrait of Achille Forti as a Child", one is struck by the realistic and meticulous rendering with which the artist portrays the young Achille Forti, as can be seen by observing the charming blue dress with golden stripes.