Evangelista Schiano (active 1755 to 1776–1777) was an Italian painter, mainly of sacred subjects.

Biography

He was a pupil of

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

. Little is known of his biography. Among his works is a ''Madonna of the Rosary with Saints Dominic and Rosa of Lima'' (signed and dated 1755), once found in the church of

Santa Maria delle Grazie a Caponapoli Santa Maria delle Grazie Maggiore a Caponapoli or Santa Maria delle Grazie Maggiore is a church located in the historic center of Naples, Italy. History Work on the church and adjacent monastery began in 1447, inspired by the beatified Pietro d ...

. He painted a ''Madonna and Dominican Saints'' (signed, 1756) once found in the sacristy of the church of

Donnaromita Santa Maria Donnaromita is a former church located on via Paladino in Naples. A church at the site was first founded by nuns putatively fleeing in 1025 from iconoclasm in Constantinople, and thus initially gave the monastery the title: ''Monaste ...

. He painted a ''San Niccolò e San Basilio'' (1760) once in the chapel of the choir of San Nicola alla Dogana. He painted frescoes depicting the ''Glory of St Benedict'' (1760) for the chapel of the chapter of the Camaldoli, and a ''Madonna gives the girdle to Santa Monica'' (signed and dated 1763) for the church of

Sant’Agostino alla Zecca Sant Agostino alla Zecca, also known as Sant'Agostino Maggiore is a church in central Naples, Italy. Originally granted to the Augustinian monks by Robert I of Anjou in 1259. The church underwent extensive reconstruction in the Baroque period by ...

. The latter church has a fresco of San Nicola and Sant’Apollonia attributed to Schiano, and two deteriorated canvases of ''St Luke painting the Virgin'' and the ''Charity of St Augustine'' (1762). He painted two canvases (1769) for the church of

Santa Maria di Portosalvo Santa Maria di Portosalvo or Santa Maria fuori le mura is a former Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy. It is situated on via Alcide De Gasperi, at the start of via Marina, near the harbour and outside the city walls. It was founded by the sa ...

and in its burial ground, a St Lazarus next to the main altar. He painted a Crucifixion (1776) found on the right of the main altar of the church of San Francesco d’Assisi in

Forio d’Ischia Forio (known also as ''Forio of Ischia'') is a town and '' comune'' of c. 17,000 inhabitants in the Metropolitan City of Naples, southern Italy, situated on the island of Ischia. Overview Its territory includes the town of Panza, the only ''fr ...

. ''Pittori Napoletani del Settecento, Aggiornamenti ed inediti''
collection of articles by Achille Della Ragione, November 2010, pages 40-41

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18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Naples 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub