Edoardo Monteforte
Edoardo Monteforte or Eduardo Monteforte (1849 in Polla, Province of Salerno – 1933 in Naples) was an Italian painter. He studied in the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples under Achille Carillo and Gabriele Smargiassi, painting luminous land- and seascapes. He painted both in oil and watercolor, and was very prolific. In 1877 at Naples, he exhibited: "a domenica d' ottobre verso Pompei"; and two watercolors titled: "Sulla spiaggia" and "Inverno". In 1881 at Milan, he exhibited "Parco Spinelli", "Il ritorno dalla pesca", and "Il ritorno da Sorrento". At the 1883 Exhibition in Milan, he displayed "Vento fresco", "Marina  Sorrentina", and "Costa Sorrentina". In 1884 at Turin, he exhibited "Il ritorno dalla pesca"; "Monte Scutari", and "Mattinata pel bosco". After a trip to Egypt, he painted a number of Orientalist subjects, including "A sera per l'Alto Nilo", "Tomb of the Caliph in Cairo", exhibited in 1898 at Turin.