Nicolò Porta

Nicolò or Niccolò Porta (5 December 1710 - 22 February 1784) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period.

Biography

He was born and active in Molfetta. He was born to Saverio Porta, the first mentor of Corrado Giaquinto. Nicolo spent some years training with a cousin Giuseppe, but then moved to Rome to work for nearly a decade in the studio of Giaquinto. He was likely employed in the decoration of the Roman churches of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in 1744, and San Nicola dei Lorenesi in 1746. He was very active painting sacred subjects for churches in the region, including for Altamura, Andria, Bari, Bisceglie, Bitonto, Modugno e Nardò.[1][2]

Among his works are:

  • Holy Trinity for the Church of SS. Trinità in Molfetta
  • Birth of the Virgin for the parish church of San Corrado.
  • Birth of Christ for Chapel of the Congregation of Shepherds in Altamura
  • Ste Teresa for the church of the Teresiani in Altamura
  • St Ferdinando and the Good Shepherd for the Royal Church of San Nicolò in Bari
  • St Francis of Assisi for the church of the minori conventuali of Andria
  • Assumption of Christ for the church of the Augustinians in Andria
  • Frescoes in the ceiling of the Cathedral of Molfetta depicting episodes from the Bible.
  • Immaculate Conception for church of the Cappuccinelle of Modugno.
  • Frescoes depicting Allegory of Virtue for the Gallery in the Palace of Sig. Gentile,
  • St John the Baptist and St John Evangelist for a church in Dalmazia
  • Miraculous Levitation of St Joseph of Cupertino for a church in Nardò
  • Archangel St Micheal for church in Pomarico

References
  1. Molfetta Live website, biography curated by Cecilia Vista - La Voce di S. Andrea, with sources below.
  2. Arte e Storia, Article: Nicola Porta, Pittore de Molfetta by Gaetano de Luca, (1894) page 67-68.

Sources
  1. M. Romano, Saggio sulla storia di Molfetta dall’epoca dell’antica Respa sino al 1840, Volume II, Naples, 1842, p. 12
  2. P. Amato, G. Bellefemine, Pittori Molfettesi del XVII – XVIII secolo, Molfetta, Mezzina, 1969, page 71
  3. A. Salvemini, Saggio Storico della città di Molfetta, Vol. II, Napoli, 1878, pages 113 and 141
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