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,Reminiscenze d'miei tempi, by Vincenzo Mortillaro, page 38. where he became the master of Giuseppe Velazquez. He died in Palermo.Vita di Giuseppe Velasques palermitano egregio dipintore, by Agostino Gallo, (1845) page 6-7. He painted with Velazquez the nave ceiling of the Chiesa Madre of Castellamare del Golfo.Comune of Sikania , tourism entry.
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