Early Life and Training Antonino Leto (Monreale, June 14, 1844 – Capri, May 31, 1913) was an Italian painter figurativo, aderente al movimento verista. He was born in Monreale, Sicily, the son of Pietro and Caterina Puleo. Determined to dedicate himself to painting, he abandoned his classical studies and, in 1861, thanks to the interest of his uncle, Don A. Leto, and a monthly allowance from the administration of Monreale, he moved to Palermo where he studied painting with Luigi Barba, author of historical paintings. Barba instilled in him the principles of realism and observation of nature,…