About The Artist

Mark Maritato's passion is to recreate on canvas what is brought to life within the mind when one reads about, or explores our nations history. Combining diligent research and an undying of painting, Mark Maritato excels in bringing true-to-life realism to his canvas. Since he was a boy, Mark Maritato has shown remarkable talent in recreating historical events he would read about through his detailed pencil drawings.

It was his love for drawing and history has led Mark Maritato to pursue a career in art. He formally studied painting and Illustration at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn NY. It was at Pratt where he honed his talent through long studio painting sessions and hours of anatomy study. Mark studied under the tutelage of working professors and Illustrators like Joseph A Smith; Sal Montano, Don Albright, Peter Fiore, and Tom Lapadula.

It was when he was a student that Mark first began to paint military Historical subjects. His first major battle scene was "Heart of Texas" which depicts the Confederate 1st Texas Regiment in their desperate fight in D.R. Miller's Cornfield during the battle of Antietam. Since then, Mark has created many Historic military scenes and continues to work diligently on his craft. "y belief is that you must do your research to get the details right. To attempt a historical piece of artwork with out doing your homework is not doing the people you are trying to portray the justice they deserve. It is only fair to them that I, as an artist, do my best to get their story as correct as possible. I want future generations who view my paintings to have an accurate visual portrayal of the event."

Many of Mark Maritato's original Paintings now reside in various private collections around the United States. Mark Maritato's original masterworks have steadily gained interest among private collectors for their high quality in color and magnificent attention to detail. All of Mark Maritato's oils are painted using only the highest quality paints and materials. His formal training comes through in every painting he creates; following in the tradition of the world’s finest masters in historical art.

Mark Maritato's 40in x 30in Original Oil Painting "Forward to the Foe"
accents a room in Arliewood Mansion in Holly Springs Mississippi