Orazio Solimena (1690–1789) was an Italian painter. He was the nephew 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 ...

and became his pupil and successor. Confusion emerged about Orazio's relation to Francesco. Orazio was traditionally accepted as the nephew of Francesco Solimena. In Pavone's English language article on him in Grove Art Online he suddenly emerged as Francesco's grandson. This is based on a translation error as the Italian word "nipote" can mean either, "nephew" or "grandson". In his original Italian language article on Orazio, Pavone makes it very clear that he is, in fact, his nephew.Mario Alberto Pavone, ''Precisazioni su Orazio Solimena'', in: Prospettiva, 20 (1980), pp. 80–87.

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1690 births 1789 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters People from Nocera Inferiore 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub