Carlo Antonio Tavella (1668–1738) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in

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Biography

Tavella was born in

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, the son of Domenico Tavella, a Genoese merchant, Domenico. He was initially the pupil of the painter Giuseppe Merati, then later of a painter by the name of Johann Gruembroech or Greuenbrech, also called ''il Solfarolo''. Later in 1695, Tavella worked with the Dutch painter Pieter Mulier II (Molyn), also known as ''Cavaliere Tempesta'' or ''il Tempesta''. In the following years, Tavella worked as a landscape painter for

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and

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and Paolo Piola. He helped decorate Palazzo Franchi in

. Tavella had daughters by of the name of Teresa and Angiola (who was herself a painter). Among his other pupils was Niccolò Micone, known locally as ''Lo Zoppo''. He died in Genoa in 1738.

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1668 births 1738 deaths Painters from Milan 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Genoa Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub