Background
He was born in Marcianise, province of Caserta, in the region of Campania.
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Paolo Maio
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Paolo was a pupil of Francesco Solimena in Naples. Paolo was prolific in Naples, painting the cupola and around the windows for the church of Santa Maria Egiziaca a Forcella. A San Domenico (1742) for the church of Gesù e Maria at Corso Umberto.
A San Niccolò (1772) for the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Caponapoli.
The Four Evangelists for the church of Trinità in via Roma. As well as frescoes for the ceiling of the church of Monte Cassino.
He painted a canvas depicting San Gennaro for a church in Mugnano del Cardinale, as well as Evangelists (1782) for the church of Verginiani in Casamarciano. He painted a number of canvases in the 1760s for the church of the Camaldoli of Nola (Visciano).
A painting depicting Rebecca"s Farewell, attributed to Maio, is displayed in the Mykolas Zilinskas Art Museum.
De Maio died in Naples.
