Background
He was born in Cervaro in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now in Lazio).
He was born in Cervaro in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now in Lazio).
He studied under Domenico Morelli, and was active as a painter from about 1850. He was principally a history painter, but also painted portraits and genre scenes. Petrocelli died in Naples.
Vincenzo Gemito made a terracotta bust of him in 1869.
