Gaspare Guercio (1611 - 1670/1679) was an Italian artist, nicknamed 'Guercio' and a major proponent of the Sicilian Baroque. He was principally a sculptor but also a designer of decorative schemes for architectural projects. Francesco Abbate, Storia dell'arte nell'Italia meridionale, Volume 4, 2002, pag. 121-122, He collaborated with his pupil Gaspare Serpotta, father of the more famous Giacomo Serpotta.
Life Born in Palermo, he was trained in sculpture by his father, a reputed 'marmoraio' and sculptor in his own right.
Works Palermo
Other
St George Saving a Maiden, marble medallion, 1660, facade of Caccamo Cathedral. Altarpiece, marble, Santa Maria Assunta Basilica, Randazzo Saint Anne and the Virgin Mary as a Child, marble sculptural group, attributed, Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Burgio.
References
Bibliography Gaspare Palermo, "Guida istruttiva per potersi conoscere ... tutte le magnificenze ... della Città di Palermo", Volume IV, Palermo, Reale Stamperia, 1816.
External links Biographical archive, comune di Palermo