Achille Carrillo

Achille Carrillo (1818 – 1880) was an Italian painter, active depicting landscapes but also religious subjects, and is considered one of the artists of the School of Posillipo.[1]

He was born in Avellino and died in Naples. After initially studying law, he studied at the Neapolitan Academy of Fine Arts under Gabriele Smargiassi.[2] Among his pupils was Francesco Tessitore.[3]

References
  1. Achille Carrillo: pittore avellinese della scuola di Posillipo by Riccardo Sica; Editor Pergola, 1990.
  2. Istituto Matteucci biography.
  3. Galleria Recta, short biography.



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