Luigi Scorrano (June 1849 – June 15, 1924) was an Italian painter who won many awards and was given a pension by the Italian government.

Career

Born at

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, Scorrano studied at the Academy of Naples and became a prolific artist, often exhibiting his work at the National Expositions and Promotrici. For example, at the Promotrice of Naples, he exhibited: ''How Many Sad Memories!'' and ''Teliclio''. He exhibited at

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''Una canzone d' amore''; at Genoa ''Una canzone''; in

Naples Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...

''La toelette di nozze''; in Rome ''Baptism of Montecassino''; ''Rebecca''; ''L'Ambasciata dì matrimonio'' (once found in the Ministry of Justice of Rome); ''I regali alla sposa''; and ''Un Racconto'', once found in the Hall of the Provincial Council of Naples with a reproduction of the ''Baptism of Montecassino''; ''Gioie intime'', exhibited at Milan; ''Conforto e lavoro'', exhibited at Venice. In the Council Hall of the town of

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in the

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, he painted allegorical figures. In a further Naples Exposition, he exhibited among others: ''Un cliente di merito'', a ''Pompeian Scene'', and ''Un negoziante di stoffe''.‘‘Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti.’’
by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 464. He was named director of the Institute of the Royal School of Painting in

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. He painted a canvas of the ''Madonna del Carmelo'' (1913) for the Chapel of Anime Santa in Trepuzzi, in

Province of Lecce The province of Lecce (; Salentino: ) is a province in the Apulia region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Lecce. The province is called the "Heel of Italy". Located on the Salento peninsula, it is the second most-populous province in Ap ...

. His paintings recall the influence of Filippo Palizzi.

Death

He died at Urbano in 1924.

References

1849 births 1924 deaths People from Lecce 19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 20th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples 19th-century Italian male artists 20th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub