Pietro Martorana
painter (1705-1759)
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) |
| 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.