List of Famous people with last name Porpora

Paolo Porpora

First Name Paolo

Last Name Porpora

Born on January 1, 1617

Died on January 1, 1673 (aged 56)

Born in Italy, Campania

Paolo Porpora (1617–1673) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque, who was active mainly in Naples and specialized in floral still lifes. He is documented as a pupil of Giacomo Recco, the father of Giuseppe Recco, and said to have worked under Aniello Falcone. He joined the Roman Accademia di San Luca from 1656 to 1658. He appears to have been influenced in Rome by Netherlandish still-life painters. Among his pupils were Giovan Battista Ruoppolo and the Neapolitan Onofrio Loth.

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Nicola Porpora

First Name Nicola

Last Name Porpora

Born on August 17, 1686

Died on March 3, 1768 (aged 81)

Born in Spain, Community of Madrid

Nicola Antonio Porpora was an Italian composer and teacher of singing of the Baroque era, whose most famous singing students were the castrati Farinelli and Caffarelli. Other students included composers Matteo Capranica and Joseph Haydn.

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