Leonardo Antonio Olivieri or Oliviero (February 23, 1689 – June 7, 1752) was an Italian painter of the late-

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

Biography

He initially trained in his native town of Martina Franca in Puglia, under his uncle. He then moved to Naples to study with

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 ...

. By 1715, he was active 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 ...

, working alongside Gregorio Magli. He died in Naples. A ''St Peter Martyr in Glory'' is on display in the collections of the Pinacoteca Corrado Giaquinto in Bari. He painted a ''Baptism of Christ'' for the

Nardò Cathedral Nardò Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Nardò; Basilica cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Nardò, province of Lecce, region of Apulia, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Formerly the seat ...

. A ''Vision of St Francis of Assisi'' at the Museo Diocesano of

Taranto Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...

is attributed to Olivieri. He also painted for the church of Santa Chiara in

Nardò Nardò ( la, Neritum or ; cms, Nareton) is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Apulia, in the Province of Lecce. Lies on a lowland area placed at south-west of its Province, its border includes part of the Ionian coast of S ...

. he painted a ''Madonna dei Pellegrini'' (1725) for

Santa Maria Mater Domini Santa Maria Mater Domini is a Renaissance style church in the sestiere of Santa Croce in Venice, Italy. History A church at the site dates from the tenth century. The architect of the present interior is not entirely certain: Pietro Lombardo, Ma ...

and in the monk's choir of

San Gregorio Armeno San Gregorio Armeno ("St. Gregory the Armenian") is a church and a monastery in Naples, Italy. It is one of the most important Baroque complexes in Naples. The church is located on a street of the same name just south of Via dei Tribunali and a f ...

of Naples. He painted a ''Madonna and Child with young St John,'' now in the Pinacoteca Provinciale of

Salerno Salerno (, , ; nap, label= Salernitano, Saliernë, ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' in Campania (southwestern Italy) and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after ...

.La Citta di Salerno
article titled ''Quel capolavoro di Olivieri: La “Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino” è conservata nella Pinacoteca'', by Gerardo Pecci, 8 May 2015.

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18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters 1689 births 1763 deaths Painters from Naples 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub