Giuseppe Casciaro (March 9, 1861 – October 25, 1941) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Naples.

He was schooled in lyceum gymnasium of Maglie, where his uncle hoped he would start studies towards a career in medicine.

His uncle initially thought Giuseppe was in Naples attending the university, and upon learning of his deception, ceased his support of the young man.

At the academy, Francesco Paolo Michetti, from whom he learned to paint landscapes in pastels.

At the end of the century, he travelled to Paris, where he met Giuseppe De Nittis and his circle.