Giuseppe Patania

Giuseppe Patania (January 18, 1780 - February 23, 1852) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical period. He painted portraits and historical subjects.

Roger of Sicily Receiving the Keys of Palermo.
Giuseppe Patania: Ratto d‘ Europa (1828-1829). Galleria d’Arte Moderna (Palermo)

Biography

He was born in Palermo, Sicily. He studied with Giuseppe Velasco and Vincenzo Riolo.[1] He is buried in San Domenico in Palermo, where his tomb states Selected the beautiful from Nature.[2] Among his pupils were Andrea D'Antoni and Pietro Volpes.

References

  1. ↑ "Galleria Roma". website, entry on painter. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. ↑ G. Dennis (1864). "A handbook for travellers in Sicily". John Murray. p. 43. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.