Premise: Ettore or Edoardo Ettore Forti was an Italian painter, who was prolific in depicting realistic Neo-Pompeian scenes of Ancient Roman life and events. These subjects were popular in the late-Victorian period, as exemplified by the popularity of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, as an example.
Hypothesis: Edoardo Ettore Forti was one of the richest and most prolific painters to come out of Italy.