Giuseppe Patania
Appearance
Giuseppe Patania (Palermo, Sicily, January 18, 1780 - February 23, 1852) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical period. He painted portraits and historical subjects.
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
- ^ Galleria Roma website, entry on painter.
- ^ A handbook for travellers in Sicily by G. Dennis]. John Murray (publishers), page 43.