Giuseppe Tresca
Giuseppe Tresca (1710–1795) was an Italian painter, active in a late Baroque or Rococo style.
He was born in Sciacca, Sicily, but trained in Rome under Sebastiano Conca. He returned to become a respected painter in Palermo,[1] where he became the master of Giuseppe Velazquez. He died in Palermo.[2] He painted with Velazquez the nave ceiling of the Chiesa Madre of Castellamare del Golfo.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Reminiscenze d'miei tempi, by Vincenzo Mortillaro, page 38.
- ↑ Vita di Giuseppe Velasques palermitano egregio dipintore, by Agostino Gallo, (1845) page 6-7.
- ↑ Comune of Sikania Archived 2014-01-21 at the Wayback Machine, tourism entry.