Giacinto Diano or Diana (28 March 1731 – 13 August 1803) was an Italian painter, active in Southern Italy in a style that mixes

Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...

and

Neoclassicism Neoclassicism (also spelled Neo-classicism) was a Western cultural movement in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that drew inspiration from the art and culture of classical antiquity. Neoclassicism was ...

Life

Giacinto was born in

Pozzuoli Pozzuoli (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' of the Metropolitan City of Naples, in the Italian region of Campania. It is the main city of the Phlegrean Peninsula. History Pozzuoli began as the Greek colony of ''Dicaearchia'' ( el, Δικα� ...

, and died in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

. He trained 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 ''Fran ...

, whose work would influence his early compositions. He worked briefly in Rome with

Anton Raphael Mengs Anton Raphael Mengs (22 March 1728 – 29 June 1779) was a German people, German painter, active in Dresden, Rome, and Madrid, who while painting in the Rococo period of the mid-18th century became one of the precursors to Neoclassicism, Neoclas ...

, before settling in Naples in 1752. Naples was at the time experiencing a period of great artistic and cultural splendor due to the presence of the enlightened

Charles III of Spain it, Carlo Sebastiano di Borbone e Farnese , house = Bourbon-Anjou , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Elisabeth Farnese , birth_date = 20 January 1716 , birth_place = Royal Alcazar of Madrid, Spain , death_d ...

. Nicknamed ''o Puzzulaniello'' or referred to as ''il Pozzolano'', Giacinto succeeded in gaining within a short timespan a prominent place in the art scene of his time. Among his works were: *Frescoes for the Palazzo Francavilla (now

Palazzo Cellammare The Palazzo Cellamare or Cellammare is a monumental palace located in via Chiaia 139 in the Quartiere San Ferdinando of Naples, Italy. The entrance is near the church of Santa Caterina a Chiaia. History The palace was erected in the 16th centur ...

) *Frescoes for the Hospital of Santa Maria della Pace *Frescoes for church of the Pellegrini *Two canvases for the church of Agostino della Zecca He became professor at Naples' Accademia del Disegno in 1773 but continued to achieve a prolific output. Gaetano Gigante was one of his pupils.

Work

Giacinto Diano painted in a light, colourful and dramatic style.Giacinto Diana (1730–1803), ''The Reception of Saint John of God into Heaven''
at Compton Verney His works included paintings in a chapel in

San Pietro ad Aram The Basilica of San Pietro ad Aram is a Baroque architecture, Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church in Naples, Italy. It is located about a block from the church of the Santissima Annunziata Maggiore, Naples, Santissima Annunziata on Corso Umberto ...

, and in the church of the Nunziata.

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* 1731 births 1803 deaths People from Pozzuoli 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub