Nicola Palizzi

Nicola Palizzi (20 February 1820, Vasto - 20 September 1870, Naples) was an Italian painter; known primarily for landscapes.

He worked as a blacksmith until 1842, when he went to Naples to join them and enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, where his primary instructor was Gabriele Smargiassi.

[1] By 1851, he had started painting en plein air; adding natural events such as volcanic eruptions to his repertoire.

He spent 1854 creating landscapes in Avellino, and was awarded a gold medal at a local exhibition the following year.

The art gallery at the Civic Museum of Vasto has a room named after him, in which many of his most notable works are exhibited.