Domenico Tojetti was an Italian American

Italian American

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 painter.

Born in Rocca di Papa

Rocca di Papa

Rocca di Papa is a small town and comune in the province of Rome, Lazio, Italy. It is one of the Castelli Romani about 25 km south east of Rome on the Alban Hills. It is bounded by the other communes of Velletri, Rocca Priora, Monte Compatri, Grottaferrata, Albano and Marino...

, near Rome

Rome

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, the artist frequented the Roman circle of the Torlonia Princes, providing frescos in the ballroom of Villa Torlonia

Villa Torlonia (Rome)

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 under the direction of his teacher, Francesco Coghetti

Francesco Coghetti

Francesco Coghetti was born at Bergamo in 1804, and instructed in painting by Diotti di Casalmaggiore. He went afterwards to Rome, where he became a disciple of Camuccini, and studied the works of Raphael. He presided for many years over the Aoademy of San Luca at Rome, and was the representative...

.

The artist provided also frescoes in the churches of Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

, including the Basilica di San Paolo fuori le Mura and Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura

Sant'Agnese fuori le mura

The church of Saint Agnes Outside the Wall is a titulus church, minor basilica in Rome, on a site sloping down from the Via Nomentana, which runs north-east out of the city, still under its ancient name. What is said to be the remains of Saint Agnes's are below the high altar...

. In this period he developed friendships with Constantino Brumidi

Constantino Brumidi

Constantino Brumidi was an Greek/Italian-American historical painter, best known and honored for his fresco work in the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.-Parentage and early life:...

, who moved to the United States

United States

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 in 1852, and with Leonardo Massabò.

In 1867 Tojetti moved with his family to Guatemala

Guatemala

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, then Mexico

Mexico

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, and finally to San Francisco, California

California

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, where he produced paintings for churches, public and private buildings.

He died in San Francisco in 1892.