Salvatore Mormile (Naples, November, 1839- ) was an Italian painter, mainly of genre figures and portraits.
Biography
He studied at the Royal Institute of Fine Arts of Naples, where he garnered numerous prizes. He displayed in the 1869 National Exhibition of Naples: Il Savonarola. At the Promotrice of Naples, among his displayed works were: Un exelsior militare and Uno straordinario. He also painted Il mese mariano, and a number of genre scenes, including Le pompeiane dei secolo XIX. It is likely that he was a sibling of the better-known painter, Gaetano Mormile, also born in 1839 and active in Naples.
References
- Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 314-315.
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