Emanuele Tovo (Turin, 19th century) was an Italian painter, mainly a prolific creator of portrait miniatures for the House of Savoy, but also of larger portraits and landscapes.
Biography
He was born and resided in Turin. He completed portraits, in miniature on ivory, of Vittorio Emanuele II,[1] King Umberto I, Queen Margherita, Princess Elisabetta, Duchess of Genoa, and Prince of Naples. Also works in miniature on ivory are: L' Aurora; Zefiro e Flora; Dio Pane e Ninfe, exhibited at Turin. Among his paintings are two landscapes depicting: Alpine regions and another titled: Una mosca ed una formica.[2] He is likely related to the painter Petronilla Tovo .
References
[1], page 388.
‘‘Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.’’, by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 525.
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