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.

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.


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