Giovanni Battista Manna ( – 1640) was an

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painter and poet.

Biography

Giovanni Battista Manna was born in

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, but after youthful training in his native town, he moved to

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. He also branched into writing poetic pastorals and idylls, including ''Licandro'', a tragicomic pastoral play. He became a member of the following learned societies, such as the

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in Rome, degli Oziosi in Naples, and the dei Riaccesi of Palermo.

References

16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters 17th-century Italian poets 17th-century Italian male writers Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Artists from Catania Year of birth uncertain {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub