Antonio Manno

Antonio Manno (1739 – 1810) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassical style, active mainly in his Sicily.

Among Antonio's works in Sicily and Malta include altarpieces for the Nicosia Cathedral; and frescoes in Sant'Ignazio all'Olivella (1790), the Cathedral of Mdina (1790-1794), and the church of the Collegio di Santa Maria del Carmine (1775).

Antonio had two younger brothers who also became painters: Vincenzo (died 1821) and Francesco (1752-1831).

Antonio worked with his older brother in Palermo until 1786, but then he moved to a successful career in Rome, where he gained many commissions, first working under Pompeo Batoni, but in 1800 named painter of the Apostolic Palaces by Pope Pius VI.

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Two canvases by Manno flanking the main altar in church of Sant'Orsola in Palermo