Pietro Galter (1840–1901) was an Italian painter noted for marine vedute.
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He was born in Venice but died in Florence. He began his studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Venice. In 1881, he exhibited in the Permanente of Milan: Sulla laguna. In 1883, he exhibited in the Esposizione Internazionale of Rome: Pescatori in laguna. In 1887, he exhibited in Venice: Montagna; Zoldo; Venezia dai giardini; Canale della Giudecca. Galter's designs were often drawn in watercolor.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ Dizionario degli artisti italiani viventi, pittori, scultori e architetti, by Angelo De Gubernatis, with notes by Ugo Matini; Le Monnier publishers, Florence (1889); page 215.
- ^ Istituto Matteucci, short biography.
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