CA-K462Culture & sport

Guido Nincheri, church artist of Montréal

Guido Nincheri, around 1945. Guido Nincheri - 1935 · Paul Provencher [2] (dead link) [3] (1902-1982) [4] · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Guido Nincheri had a major impact on church decoration in Canada in the first half of the 20th century, mastering buon fresco, painting on fresh plaster, which was rarely used in North America, and designing many church interiors and stained-glass windows. Detained during the internment of Italian Canadians in the Second World War, he later worked in the United States while keeping his Montréal studio.

Scope & context

Nincheri as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Guido Nincheri National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text