Antonio Manganaro

I Cinque Onorevoli di Roma - Lithograph by A. Maganaro - 1870s

1870s

Onorevole Romano detto il Tribuno is an original artwork realized by Antonio Manganaro, in 1872. Original lithograph, watercolored by hand. Good conditions, except for a slightly yellowed paper due to the passing of time and some light foxings. This satirical print is plate n. XX (as written on the higher part of the artwork) from "The album of the 500" (Album dei 500), Tipografia De Angelis, Naples, and represents a satirical scene of an italian politician (l'Onorevole Romano) of the end of the XIX century. On the back, his biography. Signed on plate on the lower right A. Manganaro. Antonio Manganaro (Manfredonia, 1842 - Naples, 1920) was a painter, caricaturist, and drawing professor. Early designer, at the age of 14, he was sent to Naples at the Royal Institute of Art. The expenses were borne by two local patrons, Baron Cessa and Diego Badarò, who awarded him six ducats a month. He soon passed to painting classes, winning prizes and receiving the praises of his masters, including Maldarelli and Postiglione. Arrested for political conspiracy (his family belonged to the Young Italy), he was ordered to leave Naples. In 1859, he was part of the secret or action committee and, in 1860, he participated in the revolutionary movements that favored the entry of Garibaldi into Naples. Following the General, he participated in numerous feats of arms and was also wounded, obtaining a medal. Taking leave of the Mobile National Guards, he directed a newspaper, The Last Judgment...

Quattro Calabri Onorevoli is an original artwork realized in the 1870s by Antonio Manganaro. Original colored lithograph Good conditions except for yellowing of paper due to the ti...

Onorevoli Del Centro is an original artwork realized in 1872 by Antonio Manganaro. Original colored lithograph. Good conditions, except for the yellowed paper due to the time and s...

Gli Economisti Cavalieri Di Destra is an original artwork realized in the 1870s by Antonio Manganaro. Original colored lithograph. Good conditions except for the yellowing of paper...

Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Trajan entre la ville de Rome et la Victoire, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 12 x 17 in. (30.48 x 43....

after Niccolo dell'Abbate - Lithographic Reproduction Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Revue Art de France Niccolò dell'Abate was the third of the Italian founders of the so-called school of...

Wonderful red ochre print of an 18th Century Francesco Bartolozzi engraving after Anjelica Kauffmann. Publshed by Otto Limited, London 1907 Text...

Medium: original lithograph. This lithograph was printed in 1955 for the "Improvisations" portfolio, and published by the Artists Equity Association of New York in an edition of 2000...