Crescenzo della Gamba (active 1749 -1783) was an Italian painter, active in Naples in a late-Baroque style. His style is influenced by

Francesco Solimena Francesco Solimena (4 October 1657 – 3 April 1747) was a prolific Italian painter of the Baroque era, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen. Biography Francesco Solimena was born in Canale di Serino in the province of ...

. He painted an altarpiece depicting the ''Exposition of Dead Christ by Angels'' for the Church of

Pietà dei Turchini The Church of Pietà dei Turchini is a religious building in Naples, Italy. A smaller church, located on Rua Catalana, was built originally in 1592–1595 by the Confraternity of the Incoronatella. This church was nearly destroyed by an explosio ...

in Naples. He painted the ceiling of the Teatrino della Corte, depicting ''Apollo kills the Serpent'' in the Palace of Caserta.Napoli Novantanove
In Caserta, he worked alongside Gaetano Magri. He painted the ceiling of the church of San Pietro in Vincoli in Naples.

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