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3 unusual facts about Carpoforo Tencalla


Carpoforo Tencalla

Episcopal palace of the Prince-Bishop Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn (1664–1695) in Kroměříž: the architect was his brother Giovanni P. Tencalla, who invited him to do extensive frescoes and paintings.

About 1675 he decorated the apse surrounding the main altar of the Dominican church in Vienna with two historic paintings of Christian victories, both attributed to power of the Rosary: 1) the Battle of Muret (1213) and 2) the Battle of Lepanto (1571).

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The unique frescoes of the hall originate from that 17th century and are attributed to the painter Carpoforo Tencalla.



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