Paolo de Maio
Illustration — The Eritrean Sibyl Paolo de Maio or Paolo de Majo (15 January 1703 – 20 April 1784) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period.
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Paolo de Maio
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- Born
- 1703 · Marcianise.
- Died
- 1784 · Naples.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Naples
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- painter
- Languages
- Italian
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Paolo de Maio was born in Marcianise, province of Caserta, in the region of Campania. His brother Ludovico de Majo (born in Maricianise on 12 October 1695) was also a painter. Paolo de Maio was a pupil of Francesco Solimena in Naples. He was prolific in Naples, painting the cupola and around the windows for the church of Santa Maria Egiziaca a Forcella; a San Domenico (1742) for the church of Gesù e Maria at Corso Umberto; a San Niccolò (1772) for the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Caponapoli; the Four Evangelists for the church of Trinità in via Roma; as well as frescoes for the ceiling of the church of Monte Cassino. He painted a canvas depicting San Gennaro for a church in Mugnano del Cardinale, as well as Evangelists (1782) for the church of Verginiani in Casamarciano. He painted a number of canvases in the 1760s for the church of the Camaldoli of Nola (Visciano). Paolo de Maio died in Naples.
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Paolo de Maio
Painting of the martyrdom of Saint Matthew by Paolo De Majo in the Saint Matthew church in Agerola.
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