Francescantonio Coratoli

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Francesco Antonio Coratoli (13 December 1671 – 10 June 1722) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo periods.

Born in Monteleone di Puglia, Coratoli trained under a painter by the name of Zoda. He travelled to Rome to study painting. His works include frescoes in the Basilica di San Leone Luca, Santa Maria di Gesù, a Coronation of the Virgin for the church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, and a Marriage of St. Joseph for il Gesù. He died in Monteleone.

References[edit]

  • Minieri-Riccio, Camillo (1844). Memorie storiche degli scrittori nati nel regno di Napoli. Naples: Tipografia dell'Aquila di V. Puzziello. pp. 106. Camillo Minieri-Riccio.