Francesco Arancio (1844–?) was an Italian painter. He was born in

Palermo Palermo ( ; ; , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan province. The ...

, where he first trained under Salvatore Lo Forte. In 1870, he won a bronze medal at the Exposition of Palermo for his painting of a large realistic portrait of a ''Garibaldino'' and similarly a bronze medal from

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for a small canvas representing the choir of the

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; and an honorable mention at the Casino delle Arti in Palermo for a small canvas depicting a half-figure. He also completed many portraits of prominent families of Palermo. Among his works are: *''Interior of the Church of the Martorana''. *''Madonna dell'Arco'' for the church of San Francesco da Paola in Palermo *'' Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso'' on gilded wood, for the church of Santi Pietro e Paolo in Palermo *''Sant'Antonio'' for the church of Sepolcro in

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, near Palermo *''Choir of the

'' *''La Pesca'' *''Studio dal vero''

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1844 births Painters from Palermo 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Year of death missing 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub