Cesare Turco

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Cesare Turco (c. 1510-c. 1560) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period. He was born in Ischitella near Naples. He was a pupil of Giovanni Antonio d'Amato 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 and a Circumcision for the Jesuits' church. Turco died in Naples.

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