Antonio Manganaro

Signed lower right, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'The Enduring Attractions of the Open Market'. Matted Dimensions: 16 x 20

Signed lower left, 'A. Manganaro' for 'Antonio Manganaro (Italian, 20th Century), and titled lower center, 'Ability of the Working Classes to Enjoy Meals Under Humble Surroundings'. ...

I Due Onorevoli Nababi is an original artwork realized in the 1870s by Antonio Manganaro. Original colored lithograph. Good conditions, except for the yellowed paper due to the tim...

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 passing of...

I Puritani Di Sinistra is an original artwork realized in the 1870s by Antonio Manganaro. Original colored lithograph. Good conditions, except for the yellowed paper due to time an...

Coronation is an original lithography artwork realized by Antonio Manganaro, in 1871. Original lithograph, watercolored by hand. Good conditions, except for a slightly yellowed pa...

Christmas is an original lithography artwork realized by Antonio Manganaro, in 1871. Original lithograph, watercolored by hand. Titled in Italian on the lower left as a part of ar...

Parody of the Orestes 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. XIV (as printed 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 Italian journalitsts of the end of the XIX century. On the back, their biographies. 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...