Avallone is the Salerno painter of reference for the first half of the twentieth century: the great decorative cycles he created in the Chamber of Commerce, the Bank of Italy, and the City Palace have a prominent place in his endless production.
Pittore, decoratore
The son of painter Giuseppe Avallone, in 1903 he won a scholarship that enabled him to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples, where he was a student of Vincenzo Volpe for painting, Michele Cammarano for landscape and Stanislao Lista for drawing. Returning to Salerno, he was commissioned to create the plafond and curtain for the Verdi Theater, which have unfortunately been lost.
A decorator, portraitist, landscape painter and watercolorist to a high standard, he was also a teacher and member of the commission for the preservation of ancient monuments in the province of Salerno since 1923.
Many are the works Avallone produced for institutions, city administrations and churches in the province of Salerno, including:
The fresco depicting the Immaculate Conception on the ceiling of the Church of Sant’Antonio Abate and Santa Rita in Salerno (1913).
The Monument to the flood victims in the Monumental Cemetery of Salerno (1916)
The paintings of the four Holy Evangelists, in the Church of SS. Annunziata in Salerno (1919)
The ebony and bronze Bonnet to hold the combat flag of the Cruiser Campania (1922)
The frescoes of the ancient Palace of the Salerno Chamber of Commerce (1927)
Baronissi war memorial (1927)
Four oval paintings depicting the allegories of “Savings,” “Industry,” “Agriculture,” and “Maritime Commerce” for the Palace of the Bank of Italy (1930).
The frescoes in the Aula Magna of the Liceo Torquato Tasso high school (1932)
The bronze bust of Matteo Luciani, the first mayor of post-unification Salerno, placed in the garden in front of the Verdi Theater (1937)
The Monument to Matteo Ripa in Eboli (1937)
The cycle of frescoes in the Salone dei Marmi in the City Palace of Salerno, called “The Great Frieze,” depicting the highlights of the city’s history (1936-1947)
Three frescoes in the Church of St. Michael Archangel, Bellosguardo
The Monumental Tomb of Bishop Nicola Monterisi in the Cathedral of St. Matthew (1953)
