Pietro Martorana
Pietro Martorana (1705 – 1759), was an Italian painter. He was a member of a family of artists from Palermo. He was one of the main representatives of the classic late Baroque painting in Sicily.[1][2]
Pietro Martorana | |
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| Born | Pietro Martorana 1705 Palermo, Italy |
| Died | 1759 (aged 53–54) Baroque painting |
| Known for | frescos |
Martorana painted frescos in Palermo in the churches of Santa Rosalia, St. Chiara and St. Carlo. With Olivio Sozzi. He decorated the palace of Michele Gravina Branciforte, prince of Butera in Palermo.
Related pages
- Baroque
- Gioacchino Martorana
- List of Italian painters
References
- Donatella Germanó Siracusa Martorana. Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Martorana, Pietro. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford Art Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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