Nicola Malinconico (1663–1721)

• Was an Italian Neapolitan painter of the late-Baroque.
• He is described as a follower of Luca Giordano.
• He painted the chapel altarpieces for the church of St Michele Arcangelo in Anacapri.
• Around 1700, he was commissioned by bishop Oronzo Filomarino to decorate the cathedral of Gallipoli in the province of Lecce.
• He completed large canvases of Christ clearing the moneylenders from the temple in the counter-facade; Entry into Jerusalem, Miracle of the lame, Burial of Saint Agatha.
• On the ceiling he painted Saint Agatha stops the Eruption of the Etna volcano; Saint Agatha visits St. Peter in jail; the Glory of Saint Agatha, Trial and condemnation of Saint Agatha (1715).
• A second cycle of paintings was completed with the help of his son Carlo.
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