Giuseppe Falchetti was born in Turin, Italy on June 18, 1843 to a modest artisan family. At age 12, Falchetti joined Giuseppe Camino's studio, originally training in landscape painting. After numerous visits to the Sabauda Gallery in Turin, Giuseppe began to take an interest in the genre of still life. He was further influenced by the study of Flemish painting. Giuseppe Falchetti was respected by the noble families of Turin and was often commissioned for wide-horizon landscapes, populated by minute figures as well as vivid still life work featuring bottles of wine, fruit/grapes and small game. His proficiency in the later, led Giuseppe to be commissioned by the Italian government to paint representations of the national viticulture ....