Stefan Tenecki (Serbian: Стефан Тенецки; 1720 in Romanian Ștefan Tenețchi; Lipova, Arad, Habsburg monarchy – 1789 in Certege, Alba (near Câmpeni), Habsburg Monarchy)[1] was a prolific Serbian icon painter of Aromanian origin who developed a rich artistic activity in Serbia, Romania and Hungary in the eighteenth century.
His work was sought by several Serbian bishops in the course of his long career as an artist, Tenecki was an example of the Russian and Ukrainian Baroque style.
Observing the talent of this young painter, Serbian Orthodox Bishop Isaja Antonović of Arad and Metropolitan of Karlovci (1731-1749) sent Tenecki to study at the painting school of Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
After graduating from the Academy, he began taking important commission works from the Arad bishops Isaija Antonović, Pavle Nenadović (1748-1749), Sinesija Živanović (1749-1768) and Pahomije Knežević (1769-1783).
[7] The family residence in Arad (since 1746) and his loyalty to that town did not lessen his mobility,[8] and he was willing to work on a great number of Serbian Orthodox Church commissions from Fruška Gora and Banat to Transylvania in the Carpathian Mountains.