He was elected in 1718 to the Accademia di San Luca and its director in 1729-1731 and 1739-1741. His painting was strongly influenced by the Baroque painter Luca Giordano . Among Conca's pupils were Pompeo Battoni , Andrea Casali , Placido Campoli , Corrado Giaquinto , Gaetano Lapis , Salvatore Monosilio