Francesco Saverio Altamura

Francesco Saverio Altamura (5 August 1822 – 5 January 1897) was an Italian painter, known for Romantic style canvases depicting mainly historical events.

But his interests led him to attend the Accademia di Belle Arti alongside Domenico Morelli.

There he entered into the circle of artists frequenting the Caffè Michelangiolo, and the painters of the Tuscan school of the Macchiaioli.

In 1861, he submitted the painting of the Funeral of Buondelmonte to the "Prima esposizione nazionale" held in Florence.

In 1892, he painted five altarpieces and four canvases for the restored parish church of Castrignano de' Greci in the province of Lecce.