Francesco Saverio Mergalo (6 June 1746 – 12 April 1786) was an Italian painter of the

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, ...

or late- Baroque period, active near his natal city of Monteleone di Calabria. He was best known for his portraits. He is described as being born poor and dying poor. He painted the ceiling of a church in

Jonadi Jonadi () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Vibo Valentia in the Italy, Italian region Calabria, located about southwest of Catanzaro and about southwest of Vibo Valentia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 3,027 and a ...

in Calabria.Biografia degli uomini illustri del regno di Napoli
by Domenico Martuscelli.

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1746 births 1786 deaths People from the Province of Vibo Valentia 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub