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.

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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 {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub