Giuseppe Tresca

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Giuseppe Tresca (* 1710 in Sciacca , † 1795 in Palermo ) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque in Sicily .

Life

He received his basic artistic training from his father Calogero, a less important artist in Sciacca. He then went to Sebastiano Conca in Rome , one of the most important representatives of the classicist late baroque . Back in Sicily, Tresca received numerous commissions for frescoes and panel paintings . He was one of Giuseppe Velasco's teachers .

Works

  • Chiesa Madre ( Castellammare ): frescoes in the choir, on the ceiling and walls with scenes from the Old Testament (inscribed "Joseph Tresca fecit AD 1767")
  • Parocchia San Michele Arcangelo ( Longi ): panel painting “Last Judgment” (1755)
  • Chiesa Madre ( Capaci ): frescoes “Triumph of the Virgin” and “Coronation of Mary” (1753)
  • Chiesa Madre ( Messina ): Several panel paintings
  • Chiesa Santa Caterina ( Messina ): panel "Madonna and Child" (1753)
  • Chiesa Madre ( Galati Mamertino ) several panel paintings

literature

  • Citti Siracusano: La pittura del Settecento in Sicilia. De Luca Editore, Rome 1986, ISBN 88-7813-001-X .
personal data
SURNAME Tresca, Giuseppe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian Baroque painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1710
PLACE OF BIRTH Sciacca
DATE OF DEATH 1795
Place of death Palermo