Francesco di Maria

Francesco di Maria
Christ the Saviour, Palazzo Zevallos, Naples
Born	1623 Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Died	23 May 1690(1690-05-23) (aged 66–67) Naples, Kingdom of Naples
Education	Domenichino
Known for	Painting
Movement	Baroque
Patrons	John Cecil, 5th Earl of Exeter

Francesco di Maria (1623–1690) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Naples. He was a pupil of the painter Domenichino. Maria was an early mentor of Francesco Solimena, Giacomo del Pò, and Paolo de Matteis.

References

• Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum (ed.). Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. London: Woodfall & Kinder. p. 98.