Antonio Gresta
Antonio Gresta (1671 in Ala, Trentino – 1727 in Bruchsal) was a painter from the Holy Roman Empire. Gresta apparently trained in Verona and Venice. Among his works are frescoes in the church of the Carmine in Trento.
Antonio Gresta
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- Name
- Antonio Gresta
- Birthplace
- Ala, Prince-Bishopric of Trent
- Died
- 1727
- Place of death
- Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Occupation
- Painter
- Born
- 1671 · Ala.
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Along with the painter-sculptor Gaspare Antonio Baroni di Cavalcabò, he helped decorate the church of the Santissimi Trinità in Sacco near Rovereto; the Palazzi Pizzini and Taddei in Ala; and the bishop's residence in Bressanone. Gresta painted altarpieces for parish churches in Ala. A year before his death, he traveled to the German town of Bruchsal to become court painter.
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• Name — Antonio Gresta • Birthplace — Ala, Prince-Bishopric of Trent • Died — 1727 • Place of death — Bruchsal, Baden-Württemberg, Germany • Occupation — Painter
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- 1.stevenmat. Visita alla città.
- 2.Antonio Soini. Notizie intorno al pittore Antonio gresta di Ala scritte da Antonio Soini Prete ed Accademico agiato all' I. R. Accademia roveretana. 1825.
- 3.Luigi Dalla Laita. Brevi cenni dei pittori alensi dalla fine del 1600 - ai primi anni del 1800. Antonio Gresta, Sebastiano Gresta, Iacopo Antonio Pellegrini, Giuseppe Maria Taddei. Topografia Azzolini. 1932.
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