Filippo Marantonio (1863-1937) Oil Painting Portrait of an Old Man Smoking a Pipe

Filippo Marantonio · 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z

Filippo Marantonio (1863-1937) Oil Painting Portrait of an Old Man Smoking a Pipe Italian portrait artist Filippo Marantonio (1863-1937) was active around Naples, Italy.  This 6” by 9” oil painting was digitized by stitching together multiple macro photos to show texture.  Background was digitally smudged in some spots using GIMP photoshop simulator program.  The artist’s signature is famously difficult to decipher, at times appearing like “mgiggfogia” or “mwastamia.”