Gaetano Martoriello

Gaetano Martoriello (c. 1680–1733)[1] was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in his natal city of Naples.

[2] He initially trained under Giacomo del Po, but desiring to paint landscapes he worked under Nicola Massaro, who claimed to have trained under Salvatore Rosa.

[3] He is also said to have worked under Francesco Solimena, after the later painter rebuked Martoriello for criticizing some paintings by the German landscape artist, Francesco Joachim Beich.

[4] De Dominici states he died in 1723 after enjoying to much gaming and women.

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