Agostino di Giovanni

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Agostino di Giovanni , also called Agostino da Siena , (* around 1285 in Siena ; † before June 27, 1347 ) was an Italian architect and sculptor .

Portrait of Agostino da Siena from the Vite des Vasari
Coat of arms Stemma del capitano e Lupe romane on the facade of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena
Tomb slab of Guido Tarlati in the Arezzo Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Donato) with the 16 stations in the life of Guido Tarlati
Detail of the grave slab of Guido Tarlati in the cathedral of Arezzo (Cattedrale di San Donato): 12th station (Caprese), depicts the conquest of Caprese Michelangelo in 1324

Life

He is first mentioned in writing on September 11, 1310, when he married Lagina di Nese, probably a sister of the sculptor Cellino di Nese. With her he fathered Giovanni d'Agostino (* approx. 1311) and his younger brother Domenico di Agostino , who later became artists themselves. In the same year he was already listed as a Magister . Many of his late works were carried out with his son Giovanni, such as the Cappella Ghini ( Santa Maria della Pieve ) in Arezzo or various works in Serre di Rapolano (Chiesa dei Santi Lorenzo e Andrea). This also led to multiple mix-ups with the works of his son Giovanni. The Senese artist Tino di Camaino had a great influence on the work of Agostino . The most important individual works by the artist include the wooden statue of Sant'Ansano , created in 1321 , which is now in the Louvre , and the tomb of Cino da Pistoia , a marble work in the Cathedral of Pistoia , which was created in 1337.

One of his closest collaborators was Agnolo di Ventura (also called Agnolo da Siena ). In the biographies Le vite dei più eccellenti pittori, scultori e architetti by Giorgio Vasari , he is mentioned with Agnolo di Ventura under Vita di Agostino et Agnolo, Scultori et architetti sanesi . Vasari attributes them to Giovanni Pisano as their teacher and names them as architects of the church and the convent of the Basilica di San Francesco in Siena and of the same name in Bologna . The tombstones of the grave of Guido Tarlati in Arezzo Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Donato) are among the most important works of the two . The 16 tombstones were made in 1330 by order of the Brothers of the Different, Delfo and Pier Saccone Tarlati.

His most famous work in Siena is the street facade of the Palazzo Sansedoni , which runs along the Via Banchi di Sotto. The facade work was commissioned by Gontieri di Goro Sansedoni and was under the direction of Agostino di Giovanni, his collaborators were the Senese architects Agostino di Rosso and Cecco di Casino. The work was carried out in 1340 and 1341.

The exact date of the artist's death is unknown; in the documents he is listed as dead on June 27, 1347.

Works (selection)

  • Arezzo , Duomo (Cattedrale di San Donato):
    • Decorations on the cathedral facade
    • Tomb of Guido Tarlati ( Cenotafio Tarlati , created in 1330 with Agnolo di Ventura) with 16 stations from the life of Guido Tarlati
      • Fatto vescovo
      • Chiamato signore
      • Il Comune Pelato
      • Comme in Signoria
      • El Fare de le Mura
      • Lucignano
      • Chiusci
      • Fronzola
      • Castei Focognano
      • Rondine
      • Bucine
      • Caprese
      • Laterina
      • Il Monte San Savino
      • La Coronazione
      • La morte di misere
  • Arezzo, Museo statale d'arte medievale e moderna: Testa di condottiero
  • Arezzo, Santa Maria della Pieve : Cappella Ghini (created in collaboration with his son Giovanni)
  • Berlin , Berlin State Museums: Madonna col Bambino
  • Grosseto , Cathedral of San Lorenzo:
    • Testa puerile
    • Test virili
    • Coats of arms of Grosseto and Balzana di Siena (coat of arms)
  • Massa Marittima : Senese fortress (as an employee of Agnolo di Ventura)
  • Paris , Louvre : Sant'Ansano (wooden statue, made in 1321)
  • Pisa , Museo Nazionale di San Matteo: Madonna annunciata (wooden statue, made in 1321 with Stefano Accolti)
  • Pistoia , Duomo: tomb of Cino da Pistoia , created in 1337
  • Rapolano Terme , Serre di Rapolano district , Chiesa dei Santi Lorenzo e Andrea, Cappella Cacciaconti: Tomb of Cacciaconte Cacciaconti (1336, probably in collaboration with his son Giovanni)
  • Siena, Basilica di San Francesco : Cappella sepolcrale della famiglia Petroni (with Agnolo di Ventura)
  • Siena, Siena Cathedral : Santa Maria Maddalena (statue)
  • Siena, Palazzo Pubblico :
    • Interior architecture (1331 with Agnolo di Ventura)
    • Coat of arms Stemma del capitano e Lupe romane
    • Travertine crown of the Torre del Mangia 1339
  • Siena, Palazzo Salimbeni , Archivio storico, art collection of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena : Prospetto del Palazzo Sansedoni (architectural drawing and two-sided original contract for the construction of the facade on Via Banchi di Sotto)
  • Siena, Palazzo Sansedoni : renovation 1340/41 and erection of the street facade (Via Banchi di Sotto)
  • Siena, Piazza del Campo : Irrigation system of the Fonte Gaia ( Bottini di Siena , 1340) with Maestro Lando and Giacomo di Vanni
  • Siena, Porta Romana : built in 1327 (with Agnolo di Ventura)
  • Volterra , Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta): Storie dei santi Regolo e Ottaviano (with Agnolo di Ventura, is now in the Museo diocesano d'arte sacra)

literature

Web links

Commons : Agostino di Giovanni  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g cf. DBI Treccani
  2. ^ DBI on Giovanni d'Agostino, accessed on April 8, 2012 (ital.)
  3. ^ DBI on Domenico di Agostino, accessed on April 8, 2012 (ital.)
  4. ↑ a b cf. Bartalini p. 229
  5. ↑ a b c cf. Saur p. 554
  6. ↑ cf. Vasari p. 164 ff.
  7. ↑ cf. Saur p. 553
  8. ^ A b Duccio Balestracci: The Palace and the City , in: The Sansedoni Palace , p. 125
  9. ↑ a b c d Franklin Toker: The Contract of 1340: An Unicum in European Architecture , in: The Sansedoni Palace , p. 196
  10. ^ A b Franklin Toker: The Contract of 1340: An Unicum in European Architecture , in: The Sansedoni Palace , p. 193
  11. ↑ cf. Bartalini p. 241
  12. ↑ cf. Bartalini p. 245 f.
  13. ↑ cf. Bartalini pp. 218 f., 235 f.
  14. ↑ cf. Bartalini p. 215 f.
  15. ↑ cf. Bartalini p. 248 ff.
  16. ↑ cf. Torriti p. 378
  17. ↑ cf. Bartalini p. 247
  18. ↑ cf. Torriti p. 24 ff.
  19. ↑ cf. Bartalini p. 245
  20. ↑ Touring Club Italiano : Toscana , Milan 2003, ISBN 978-88-365-2767-0 , p. 506
  21. ↑ cf. The Sansedoni Palace , pp. 125, 193 ff.
personal data
SURNAME Agostino di Giovanni
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Agostino da Siena
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian architect and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH around 1285
PLACE OF BIRTH Siena
DATE OF DEATH around 1347