Nicola Peccheneda (1725 – 4 November 1804) was an Italian painter of

Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...

and

Basilicata Basilicata (, ; ), also known by its ancient name Lucania (, , ), is an administrative region in Southern Italy, bordering on Campania to the west, Apulia to the north and east, and Calabria to the south. It has two coastlines: a 30-kilometr ...

in the second half of the 18th century. He was born in Polla, and initially trained in

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, probably in the studio of

Francesco de Mura Francesco de Mura (21 April 1696 – 19 August 1782) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Naples and Turin. His late work reflects the style of neoclassicism. Life Francesco de Mura, also referred to as ''France ...

. He adopted the reigning style of

Francesco Solimena Francesco Solimena (4 October 1657 – 3 April 1747) was a prolific Italian Baroque painter, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen. Biography Francesco Solimena was born in Canale di Serino in the province of Avellino. H ...

. While he came from a family including professionals (brother was a lawyer and judge in Naples); he moved back to his native Polla, and despite painting in the region, lived until he died.

Works

A work from 1756 depicting San Donato da Ripacandida was destined to the convent of ''San Francisco'' of

Auletta Auletta is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. History According to a legend retold by historian Giovan Battista Pacichelli, the name of Auletta would stem from Auleto, one of Aenea ...

. He decorated of the churches of ''Santa Maria of the Greeks'' and ''Santa Caterina'' in

Caggiano Caggiano is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Located near the Basilicata region, Caggiano borders the municipalities of Auletta, Pertosa, Polla, Salvitelle, Sant'Angelo Le F ...

, and the church of ''Santa Maria Maggiore'' in Sant' Arsenio, the Cathedral of Melfi, the church of the ''Annunziata'' in

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. He was prolific and his paintings can be found in

Altavilla Silentina Altavilla Silentina is a town and ''comune'' located in the province of Salerno, Campania, some 100 km south of Naples, Italy. Geography Altavilla Silentina is spread on two ridges of a hill. It is shielded on the northeastern side by the ...

, Atena Lucana,

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Giffoni Valle Piana Giffoni Valle Piana, commonly known as Giffoni, is a town and comune in the Province of Salerno, Campania, southwestern Italy. Economy is mostly based on agriculture, with the presence of a small number of light industries and services firms. Hi ...

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, Petina, Polla,

Romagnano al Monte Romagnano al Monte is a village and ''comune'' of the province of Salerno in the Campania region of southern Italy. History The village was destroyed in the Irpinia earthquake of 1980 and rebuilt a few kilometers away. The ghost town became a t ...

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and

Vibonati Vibonati ( Cilentan: ''Livunati'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy. Geography Located in southern Cilento, Vibonati is a hilltown nearby the Cilentan Coast, few km far from Sapri, ...

in Campania, as well as

Brienza Brienza is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. History Brienza was founded around a castle in the 7th century AD, during the Lombard rule of the Duchy of Benevento. Between the late 19t ...

Brindisi Montagna Brindisi Montagna, also spelled Brindisi di Montagna ( Lucano: ) is an Arbëreshë town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geography The municipality borders with Albano di Lucania, Anzi, Pote ...

Cirigliano Cirigliano (; Neapolitan language, Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Matera, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Cirigliano is an ancient town whose origin is uncertain. It is surrounded by walls and towers. Ciriglia ...

Maratea Maratea (; ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' of Basilicata, in the province of Potenza. It is the only ''comune'' of the region on the Tyrrhenian coast, and is known as "the Pearl of the Tyrrhenian". Owing to the considerable number of its ch ...

, and

Marsico Nuovo Marsico Nuovo ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Potenza in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. It was the seat of the bishops of Grumentum. It is an agricultural centre in the Agri river valley. History The city's o ...

in Basilicata. He was elected mayor of Polla.

References

* Painting in ''Santa Caterina di Caggiano''

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1725 births 1804 deaths People from the Province of Salerno Painters from Campania 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples Rococo painters 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists Artists from the Kingdom of Naples {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub