17.11.1666 – 17.06.1724

One of the great baroque masters was born on November 17, 1666 in Tuscany, where thanks to an amazing talent he was under the patronage of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III of the Medici.

Since 1690, Lutti lived and worked in Rome, where he also enjoyed the location of the nobility. His paintings on religious or mythological subjects were in great demand. Painting Benedetto Luti features softness and smoothness of gestures, bright, but at the same time a subtle color palette, in his works the rococo era is felt.

Luti was a virtuoso draftsman and became widely known among descendants precisely because of portraits, which he was one of the first to paint with pastels, which had previously been used exclusively for sketching.

In addition to painting, Benedetto Luti successfully engaged in the sale of works of art and directed the art school founded by him. Among his pupils were Giovanni Panini, Placido Costanzi, Jean-Baptiste van Loo and his brother Charles-Andre van Loo.

Image: Luti Benedetto. A boy with a flute. OK. 1720. The State Hermitage.