Machine translation of the 1948–1954 Italian original. The original text is authoritative.
FRANCESCO SAVERIO ALTAMURA. — Painter, born in Foggia in 1826, died in Naples on 6 January 1897. He reacted against the academicism of his time, creating his own style within the realist movement.
ALTAMURA, FRANCESCO SAVERIO – Portrait of his Niece. Naples. De Luca Collection.
He produced numerous religious paintings, including Christ and the Adulteress, his first work (1847); The Daughter of Jephthah; Jesus at the Column; Christ among the Pharisees; The Dead Madonna and The Madonna in Heaven for the chapel of the Royal Palace in Naples; The Annunciation and other canvases for the church of Gastrignano de’ Greci (Lecce). Among his historical subjects, The Triumph of Marius over the Cimbri (Naples, Capodimonte Palace) was particularly admired.
BIBL.: S. Altamura: Vita e Arte, Naples 1896; D. Morelli, E. Dalbono, La scuola napoletana di pittura nel sec. XIX, edited by B. Croce, Naples 1915; A. Comanducci, I pittori dell'Ottocento, Milan 1934.
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“ALTAMURA, FRANCESCO SAVERIO.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. I (1948), p. 557. Azione Romana digital edition, https://azioneromana.com/article/altamura-francesco-saverio.
