Nicola Peccheneda [SEP] place of death
Nicola Peccheneda
Nicola Peccheneda (1725, Polla – 4 November 1804) was an Italian painter of Campania and Basilicata in the second half of the 18th century. He initially trained in Naples, likely in the studio of Francesco de Mura. He adopted the reigning style of Francesco Solimena. While he came from a family including professionals (brother was a lawyer and judge in Naples); he moved back to his native Polla, and despite painting in the region, lived until he died.
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church of San Francesco. The church has paintings by Simonelli, Feliciano Mangieri and Nicola Peccheneda. A stone portal, attributed to Melchiorre da Montalbano, consists of flanking column-pilasters with bas-reliefs of bishops. In a niche above the portal is a half-figure bust of San Stefano. The bronze doors (1699) are by Antonio Masini.
Every August 23, a dressed icon of the patron of the town is carried in procession to the church.