Manganaro, Deputy Mayor of Vicaria - Manganaro (1842 - 1920)

Original lithograph extracted from the second edition of "L’album dei 500," printed by Tipografia Campajoli, Naples, 1876. The plate is signed at the bottom right: Manganaro, 1893. The plate depicts: Deputy Mayor of Vicaria. Good preservation. Inner frame dimensions: 32x49 cm. Outer frame dimensions: 36x53 cm. Antonio Manganaro (Manfredonia, 1842 – Naples, 1920) was a painter and caricaturist, as well as a drawing professor. He was considered on par with the two other major caricaturists of his time, Errico Colonna and Melchiorre Delfico. In 1885, he obtained the position of drawing professor at the Giambattista Della Porta Technical School in Naples. He left behind many original albums of caricatures, including I Cinquecento del I Parlamento italiano, Ottanta consiglieri municipali del Palazzo San Giacomo, Consiglieri provinciali di Napoli, Contemporanei, etc.