Marco Marcola (1740 - 1793)
1740-03-31Verona, Italy1793-08-14ItalyItaly
Marco Marcola
Marco Marcola was an Italian artist of the Rococo period.
Marco Marcola began his career by decorating villas. His style of painting was greatly influenced by the Venetian Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.
In Verona Marco Marcola decorated the main floor of the Palazzo Emileo Forti with frescoes, other frescoes are in Casa Ferruzzi and the Palazzo Carli. He also painted the ceiling of the Church of Santa Teresa degli Scalzi and the Church of San Pietro in Monastero.
Marco Marcola was particularly famous for his genre paintings dedicated to carnivals.
Date and place of birt: | 31 march 1740, Verona, Italy |
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Date and place of death: | 14 august 1793, Italy |
Nationality: | Italy |
Period of activity: | XVIII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter |
Art school / group: | Venetian school |
Genre: | Allegory, Genre art, Religious genre |
Art style: | Rococo, Old Masters |