Died 1884 | ||
Gennaro Ruo (1812 - 1884) was an Italian painter, active in Naples, painting both religious-historical subjects, and portraits.
Biography
He studied, and later taught, painting at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples. He obtained a stipend from the Neapolitan authorities to study in Rome circa 1841. Among his pupils at the Academy were Raffaele Armenise, Federico Rossano, and Luigi Medollo.
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