Luigi Petri (8 September 1860- 28 March 1911) was an Italian painter and manuscript illuminator, active in Florence.
Biography
editHe was born in Florence. He studied design with the architect Leopoldo Massari. He is noted for his commissions for the Princess Corsini, Senator Gadda, Senator Vigliani, the commune of Livorno. He completed many commissions for the House of Savoy.[1] He died in Florence the 28 march 1911 and was buried by the Ven. Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Firenze.[2]
References
edit- ^ Piccolo dizionario dei contemporanei italiani, by Angelo Gubernatis (1895), page 690.
- ^ Ven. Arciconfraternita della Misericordia di Firenze, Archivio storico, serie Attività assistenziale, Onoranze funebri, 1911.