Cesare Turco () was an Italian painter of the
Renaissance period. He was born in
Ischitella
Ischitella ( Foggiano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia, Apulia, southeast Italy. It is a centre for agrumes production, on the northern slopes of the Gargano promontory.
Main sights
*The castle, now a private palace, built ...
near
Foggia
Foggia (, , ; nap, label= Foggiano, Fògge ) is a city and former ''comune'' of Apulia, in Southern Italy, capital of the province of Foggia. In 2013, its population was 153,143. Foggia is the main city of a plain called Tavoliere, also known ...
. He was a pupil of
Giovanni Antonio d'Amato
Giovanni Antonio Amato or Amati (c. 1475–1555) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. Born in Naples, he copied the style of Pietro Perugino.
He was also called ''il Vecchio''. He followed the style of Pietro Perugino, and among ...
but afterwards studied under
Andrea Sabbatini. He painted for the churches and public buildings of
Naples. He painted the ''Baptism of Christ by St. John'' in
Santa Maria delle Grazie presso le mura di Napoli and a ''Circumcision'' for the Jesuits' church. He also painted in
Santa Maria la Nova and
Sant'Agostino in Naples. Turco died in
Naples.
References
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1510s births
1560s deaths
16th-century Neapolitan people
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Naples
Italian Renaissance painters
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