Antonio Manno
Appearance
Antonio Manno (1739 – 1810) was an
Italian painter of the Neoclassical
style, active mainly in his Sicily.
Biography
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He trained in his native
Nicosia Cathedral; and frescoes in Sant'Ignazio all'Olivella (1790), the Cathedral of Mdina
(1790-1794), and the church of the Collegio di Santa Maria del Carmine (1775).
Antonio had two younger brothers who also became painters: Vincenzo (died 1821) and Francesco (1752-1831). Vincenzo worked often with Antonio after 1780. Antonio worked with his older brother in Palermo until 1786, but then he moved to a successful career in Rome, where he gained many commissions, first working under Pompeo Batoni, but in 1800 named painter of the Apostolic Palaces by Pope Pius VI.[1] Another early pupil of Manno was Vincenzo Riolo.
References
- ^ Treccani encyclopedia, biographical entry by Barbara Mancuso - Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 69 (2007).