Luigi Sabatelli (21 February 1772, Florence – 29 January 1850, Milan) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic period; active in Milan, Rome, and Florence.
In 1803, with the reorganization of the Brera Academy of Fine Arts of Milan, Sabatelli was named professor of painting, replacing Giulio Traballesi, and held the post until his death.[1]
His first important work in oils was his Meeting of David and Abigail, which now hangs opposite Judith, by Pietro Benvenuti, in the Lady Chapel of Arezzo Cathedral. His reputation, however, rests largely on the frescoes in the "Hall of the Iliad", part of the Palatine Gallery at the Pitti Palace, created from 1822 to 1825 for his patron Maria Luisa, who was then the Duchess of Lucca. They consist of eight lunettes and a large circular medallion, illustrating scenes from the Homeric poems. It was necessary for him to take a leave of absence from the Academy to complete them.
