Leonardo Oliviero

Leonardo Oliviero (February 23, 1689 - June 7, 1752) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque. [1]

Biography

He initially trained in his native town of Martina Franca in Campania, under his uncle. He then moved to Naples to study with Francesco Solimena. By 1715, he was active in Naples, working alongside Gregorio Magli.[2] He died in Naples.

References

  1. ↑ Memorie storiche degli scrittori nati nel regno di Napoli; by Camillo Minieri-Riccio, Page 243.
  2. ↑ Encyclopedia Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 79 (2013), entry by Francesco Franco.
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