
Mariano Riccio, Pieta of the Converted, oil on canvas, 182 x 152 cm. Regional Museum of Messina
Mariano Riccio (born 1510) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.
He was born at Messina, and painted altarpieces. He was a pupil of Franco, and afterwards of Polidoro da Caravaggio, whose style he successfully imitated. His son, Antonello Riccio, was also a painter.
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