Giovanni Giacomo Tencalla
Fountain at the Bučovice Castle
Giovanni Giacomo Tencalla (* around 1593 in Bissone , Ticino (CH); † October 2, 1653 in Bissone) was an architect in Austria and the Czech Republic.
Life
He was the older brother of Constantino Tencalla , uncle of Giovanni Pietro Tencalla and distant relative of the painter Carpoforo Tencalla .
His most important client was Prince Maximilian von Liechtenstein .
Most important works
- Dominican Church in Vienna
- Castle Church in Valtice , Czech Republic
- 1631–1638 Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary in Valtice (consecrated on June 29, 1671)
- St. Anne's Church in Mikulov , Czech Republic
- Baroque remodeling of the Rabensburg , Bučovice , Valtice and Lednice castles .
- Paulaner monastery complex and pilgrimage church Nativity in Vranov, Czech Republic
literature
- Ivano Proserpi: I Tencalla di Bissone, Collana artisti dei Laghi. Itinerari europei, Fidia edizioni d'arte, Lugano 1999.
- Rūstis Kamuntavičius and others: Artisti del lago di Lugano e del Mendrisiotto in Lituania, in: Gli artisti del lago di Lugano e del Mendrisiotto nel Granducato di Lituania (from XVI to XVIII sec.), (Ed. Giorgio Mollisi), "Arte & Storia" , Edizioni Ticino Management, anno 13, number 59, agosto-ottobre 2013, Lugano 2013.
Web links
- Entry about Giovanni Giacomo Tencalla on Artisti Italiani in Austria , a project of the University of Innsbruck
- Biography Giovanni Giacomo Tencalla http://www.tessinerkuenstler-ineuropa.ch/deu/tencalla-gg-deu.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tencalla, Giovanni Giacomo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1593 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bissone |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 2, 1653 |
| Place of death | Bissone |