Francesco Raffaello Santoro

His first training was with his father, who founded a studio in Fuscaldo called Lithography Calabria which mainly made copies of sacred works and portraits.

He obtained a stipend from the Provincial Council of Cosenza to Study in Florence but, during 1864–1865, he travelled instead to England.

Santoro joined the Associazione degli Acquarellisti romani [it] (Association of Watercolorists), created in 1875 by Ettore Roesler Franz, Nazzareno Cipriani, Cesare Maccari, Vincenzo Cabianca, Pio Joris and other artists.

In Milan in 1881 Santoro exhibited Dopo il lavoro, Ricordo d'Amalfi, and Prima tappa.

At the 1887 Venetian Mostra Artistica of Fine Arts, Santoro displayed: Dolce far niente.