MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Francesco Saverio Manetti also spelt Xaviero or Xaverio Manetti (12 November 1723 – 12 November 1785) was an Italian physician, botanist and ornithologist. Among his works is the treatise on birds, Ornithologia methodice digesta or Storia naturale degli uccelli (1776). The plant genus Manettia was named in his honour by Carl Linnaeus. Manetti was born in Brozzi to Giovanni Bernardo and Maria Teresa Nesiscolt of Prague. His early studies were in Florence and later at Pisa where he studied botany under Pier Antonio Micheli. He graduated in medicine in 1745 and worked in Florence. In 1758 he joined the National Medical College where he studied anatomy under Antonio Cocchi (1695–1758), conducting the autopsy of Cocchi. Manetti was Professor of Botany of the "Società Botanica Fiorentina", a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, a Fellow of the Royal Society, learned societies in Göttingen and Montpellier, an Accademico dell'Istituto di Bologna and he maintained scientific contacts with the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus and with the main scientific circles of the second half of the 18th century. He was supervisor of the Orto Botanico di Firenze in Florence from 1749 to 1782 succeeding to Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti and Secretary of the Accademia dei Georgofili. With remarkable organizational effort, he secured the publication of Storia naturale degli uccelli, Natural History of the birds, a monumental work in five volumes illustrated with 600 hand-coloured engravings based on watercolor paintings. The book was commissioned by Maria Luisa, Grand duchess of Tuscany and the first volume was dedicated to Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo. The third volume was dedicated to Ferdinando di Brobone and the fourth to Giorgio Nassau Clavering. The engravings were made by Tuscan abbot and engraver Lorenzo Lorenzi and Violante Vanni who had studied under British engraver Robert Strange. Engraving was an unusual profession for women in Florence during the period.
Mid-18th Century MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Paint, Paper
Mid-18th Century MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Wood, Paint, Paper
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1980s Contemporary MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Abstract MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Acrylic, Paper
2010s Contemporary MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Paper, Oil Crayon, Spray Paint
2010s Minimalist MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
21st Century and Contemporary MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Realist MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Silk, Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Sumi Ink, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary MANETTI, Saverio. Animal Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
