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Conca, Sebastiano

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Conca, Sebastiano (b Gaeta, 8 Jan. 1680; d Naples, 1 Sept. 1764). Italian painter. He was a pupil of Solimena in Naples, then in about 1706 moved to Rome, where he became one of the leading decorative painters during the first half of the 18th century, developing an elegant Rococo style out of the High Baroque tradition. There are examples of his altarpieces and frescos in several churches in Rome, the Coronation of St Cecilia (1721–4) on the ceiling of the nave of S. Cecilia in Trastevere often being cited as his masterpiece. He also produced pictures of historical and mythological subjects for private collectors. In about 1752 Conca returned to Naples, where he remained active until almost the end of his long life.

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Conca, Sebastiano

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Conca, Sebastiano (1680–1764). Italian painter. He was a pupil of Solimena in Naples, then in about 1706 moved to Rome, where he became one of the leading decorative painters during the first half of the 18th century, developing an elegant Rococo style out of the High Baroque tradition. There are examples of his altarpieces and frescos in several churches in Rome, the Coronation of St Cecilia (1721–4) on the ceiling of the nave of S. Cecilia in Trastevere (1725) often being cited as his masterpiece. He also produced pictures of historical and mythological subjects for private collectors. In about 1752 Conca returned to Naples, where he remained active until almost the end of his long life.

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