Antonio Filocamo (Messina, 1669–1743) and his brother Paolo were

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painters of the Baroque period.

Biography

Natives of Messina, they are noticed by Hackert in his ''Memorie de' Pittori Messinesi''. They were educated in the school of

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. On their return to Messina, they established an academy, which was much frequented. They executed conjointly several works, both in oil and in fresco, in the former of which Antonio was very superior to Paolo. Their principal works are in the churches of Santa Caterina di Valverde and San Gregorio, at Messina, where they both died of the plague in 1743. In 1712 Antonio and his brother decorated the choir of the

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, depicting the ''Ascension of the Virgin''. In the Chapel of

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, they painted the ''Preaching'' and ''Martyrdom of Saint Venera''.Galleria Zelatea
notes on arts in Acireale.

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* Attribution: * 1669 births 1743 deaths Painters from Messina 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters Pupils of Carlo Maratta 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub