Carpoforo Tencalla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carpoforo Tencalla

Italian painter (1623-1685)

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1623

Place of Birth: Bissone, Switzerland

Date of Death: 09-Mar-1685

Profession: painter

Nationality: Switzerland, Austria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Carpoforo Tencalla (or Tencala) (10 September 1623 - 9 March 1685) was an influential Swiss-Italian Baroque painter of canvases and frescoes.
He is little studied and has come only recently to the attention of art critics.
He introduced the style of 17th-century Italian painting with its mythological subjects to Central Europe, reviving the art of fresco on large surfaces.