Raffaele Gioia (1757 in

San Massimo San Massimo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Campobasso in the Italian region Molise, located about southwest of Campobasso, comprising . As of 2017, San Massimo has a population of 754. Etymology San Massimo is named for Sain ...

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in the

Molise Molise ( , ; ; , ) is a Regions of Italy, region in Southern Italy. Until 1963, it formed part of the region of Abruzzi e Molise together with Abruzzo. The split, which did not become effective until 1970, makes Molise the newest region in Ital ...

– July 26, 1805) was an

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painter.

Biography

He initially trained with his father, Alessandro. But was also influenced by

Paolo Gamba Paolo Gamba (29 October 1712 – 26 December 1782) was an Italians, Italian painter of the late Baroque period, active in the region of Molise. He is considered one of the most important and greatest painters from Molise. Biography Paolo Gamba ...

. Raffaele and two of his sons died during an earthquake. He painted a ''Christ handing keys to St Peter'' for the main altar of the Cathedral of

Isernia Isernia () is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Molise, and the capital of the province of Isernia. Geography Situated on a rocky crest rising from between the Carpino and the Sordo rivers, the plan of Isernia still refl ...

. In the same church, he painted ''Christ and the Adulterous Woman'' and ''Christ at the Temple with the Doctors'' (choir); ''The Virgin Mary Addolorata'' and ''Saints Michael, Nicandro, Marciano and Vito'' (lateral altars). For the Cathedral of

Boiano Bojano or Boiano is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Campobasso, Molise, south-central Italy. History Originally named Bovianum, it was settled by the 7th century BC. As the capital of the Pentri, a tribe of the Samnites, it played a ma ...

, he painted ''Baptism of a King'' and ''Sermon of St Bartholomew'' (1793). In a church of

Venafro Venafro (Latin: ''Venafrum''; Greek: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Isernia, region of Molise, Italy. It has a population of 11,079, having expanded quickly in the post-war period. Geography Situated at the foot of Mount Santa Croce, elevat ...

, he painted a canvas. His frescoes (1804) depicting ''Life of the Virgin'' are found in the parish church of

Pettoranello del Molise Pettoranello del Molise is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Isernia in the Italian region Molise, located about west of Campobasso and about southeast of Isernia. Pettoranello del Molise borders the following municipalities: Carpin ...

. For this church, he also painted an ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the altar, work restored in 1872 by Jannes Vernier.Comune of San Massimo
short biography.

References

1757 births 1805 deaths Artists from the Kingdom of Naples 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters 19th-century Italian male artists People from Campobasso 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub