Michele Blasco
Michele Blasco (1607โ1661) was an Italian painter and architect, active in his native
Biography
Born in
Returning to Sciacca, Michele painted a San Tommaso da Villanova for the church of Santa Maria del Soccorso. He painted an Annunciation for the Chiesa del Collegio in Sciacca. He painted a St Antony Abbot for the oratory church of the Carmine. He painted a St Stephen and Martyr for the church of Santa Margherita.
He built a new church (after 1656) to replace the Norman church with the Basilica Maria Santissima del Soccorso in Baroque style. He was buried in the church of San Francesco in Sciacca.[1] His grandson Gaspare Testone was also a local painter.
References
- ^ Biografie di uomini illustri nati in Sciacca, by the priest Vincenzo Farina, page 248-256.
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