Alberto Tipa

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Alberto Tipa (* 1732 in Trapani ; † 1783 ibid) was an Italian sculptor of the late Baroque in Sicily .

Life

Alberto Tipa was the son of the sculptor Giuseppe Tipa and brother of Andrea Tipa (1725 - around 1766).

The Trapanese family business mainly created nativity scenes and thus formed an important link in this art tradition in Sicily. The material of the cribs consisted mostly of alabaster , ivory , coral and shells.

Tipa only used the local pink alabaster known as "Pietro Incarnata" for his larger sculptures.

Works

  • Chiesa del Carmine ( Trapani ): "Christ on the Scourge Column"
  • Chiesa di San Nicola (Trapani): "Crucifixion Group" and "Bust of Priest Fardella" (with Andrea)
  • Chiesa Santa Maria dell'Itria (Trapani): "Holy Family"
  • Palazzo Vescovile (Trapani): Crucifixion
  • Regional Museo Pepoli (Trapani): “Saint Sebastian” (with Andrea) and nativity scenes
  • Museo dei Cappuccini ( Caltagirone ): "Archangel Michael conquers evil"

literature

  • Vincenzo Scuderi: Il Museo Nazionale Pepoli in Trapani (= Inventari dei musei, gallerie e monumenti d'Italia. Vol. 46). 2. Edizione. Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Rome 1965.
  • L'arte del corallo in Sicilia. Mostra internazionale. Trapani, Regional Museo Pepoli, 1 marzo - 1 giugno 1986. Novecento, Palermo 1986 (exhibition catalog).

Web links

http://presepiando.wordpress.com/i-capiscuola/giuseppe-alberto-e-andrea-tipa/

personal data
SURNAME Tipa, Alberto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor and crib maker
DATE OF BIRTH 1732
PLACE OF BIRTH Trapani
DATE OF DEATH 1783
Place of death Trapani