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Litterio Paladino or Paladini (1691-1743) was an Italian painter of the 18th century, active in a late-Baroque style in Rome and his native Messina, Sicily. His first name is also spelled Letterio.[1]

Biography

He was born and had initial training in Messina. He traveled to Rome at the age of 38 years. There he was said to have worked with Sebastiano Conca, but had an attachment to the earlier masters, Carracci, Correggio, and Raphael.

His masterwork are frescoes (1736) for the church of Montevergine in Palermo. He also painted for the church of San Biagio, Santa Elena, and the Church of the Rosary (1732) in Castanea delle Furie neighborhood of Messina. There are works by him in Zaffaria, in Sampiero di Monforte, in the church of San Francesco di Paola, and of the Santissimi Rosario. He also painted some canvases for the Monastery of Santa Barbara in Messina. He was also an engraver.

He died during the plague of 1743. His nephew, Giuseppe Paladino (1721-1794) was also a painter.[2]

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[de] Litterio Paladini

Litterio Paladini oder Paladino (* 1691 in Messina; † 1743 ebenda an der Pest) war ein italienischer Maler und Kupferstecher des Spätbarock auf Sizilien.

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- [en] Litterio Paladino

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[fr] Litterio Paladino

Litterio Paladino (parfois Letterio Paladino) , né à Messine en 1691 et mort en cette ville en 1743, est un graveur et un artiste peintre italien[1] actif à la fin de la période baroque à Rome et en Sicile, en particulier dans sa ville natale[2].

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[it] Litterio Paladino

Litterio Paladino (Messina, 1691 – 1743) è stato un incisore e pittore italiano.

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