title: Mariano Riccio
text: # Mariano Riccio
  
  Mariano Riccio (born 1510) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.
  
  He was born at Messina, and painted altarpieces. He was a pupil of Franco, and afterwards of Polidoro da Caravaggio, whose style he successfully imitated. His son, Antonello Riccio, was also a painter.
  
  