Constantino Tencalla
Constantino Tencalla
Possibly Tencalla worked 1610-1619 in Rome under his compatriot Carlo Maderno as a stonemason and sculptor. Around 1630 he went with a group of other Italian architects to Poland-Lithuania, then still ruled by Sigismund III. Wasa . First he lived in Vilnius, where he was involved with an uncle with the construction of the Casimir Chapel. His name is in an agreement signed in January 1635 contract also called, which concerned the construction of a large altar in the Cathedral of Vilnius. Also, the facade design of Theresa's Church in Vilnius it is attributed.
Approximately around 1640 moved Tencalla then to Warsaw, where he became the first architect of the king Władysław IV. Wasa. One of his most important work here was the design of the Zygmunt's Column, which - born of the spirit of the Counter-Reformation - should be a symbol of the Polish capital. The redesign of the marble hall under the restructuring of the Royal Castle comes from him.
Approximately around 1640 moved Tencalla then to Warsaw, where he became the first architect of the king Władysław IV. Wasa. One of his most important work here was the design of the Zygmunt's Column, which - born of the spirit of the Counter-Reformation - should be a symbol of the Polish capital. The redesign of the marble hall under the restructuring of the Royal Castle comes from him.