Background
Bellisario was born in Naples, where he studied at the Institute of Fine Arts, under the mentorship of Francesco Oliva.
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Giuseppe Bellisario
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He graduated with a pension of six ducats per month.
Career
At public exhibitions, he was often given a silver medal. In 1848, he was awarded a gold medal. In 1851, he was named professor of design at the Educandato Regina Coeli di Napoli.
In 1860, he began teaching at the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples.
Bellisario was prolific, painting may portraits and producing many pictures and copies of sacred subjects. Described as a fervent Catholic, among his religious pictures are: The Prodigal Son.
John the Baptist in the Desert. The Virigin of the Rosary.
Two Holy Family paintings.
Two Addolorate. A Deposition. The Apocalypse of Street John. The Dream of Baby Jesus.
The head of Street John presented to Delilah.
Saint Filomena; The Feeding of Baby Jesus. Three Street Louis Gonzaga paintings.
The Martyrdom of Street Bartholemew. Street Francis of Assisi.
Street Jerome; The Divine Shepherdess.
And Christ on the Cross
Among his other works are Francesca da Rimini. Louisiana Regina Giovanna colonel suo drudo. The Challenge of Barletta.
Isabella Orsini.
Famine in Naples. The Massacre of the Naples Police in 1860. Markos Botzaris; Aristide e il Pastore (Aristides of Athens).
And Bacchus.
