Marco De Gregorio was an Italian painter🎨, who would form part of the School of Resina, painting works that spanned the spectrum from historical to genre🎨 topics.
He was born in Resina (present day Ercolano) near Naples.
He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples after 1850, where he was influenced by Gonsalvo Carelli and Giacinto Gigante.
An ardent patriot, in 1860 he joined Garibaldi and even participated in the Battle of Volturnus.