Alonso Rodriguez (painter)

Alonso Rodriguez , or Rodriques , also Alfonso Rodriquez (* 1578 in Messina , † April 22, 1648 ibid) was an Italian baroque painter in Sicily .

Life

Rodriguez was the son of Diego Rodriguez, who served as commandant of the cavalry in the Spanish garrison. He received his artistic training in the workshop of the brothers Francesco (born around 1568) and Giovanni Simone Comandè (1580–1634) in Messina. His first work recorded in Messina is "David with the Head of Goliath" , which was intended for the council chamber of the university. He is sent to Venice by the Senate in Messina and finally takes up residence in Rome . There he is on record in 1606 in connection with a legal dispute in court. Before 1614 he was back in Messina, where he worked for numerous private and church clients. Rodriguez is a leading exponent of Caravaggism in Sicily.

Most of his works were lost in the Messina earthquake in 1908 .

His younger brother was the painter Luigi Rodriguez , the son Bernardino Rodriguez (d. 1667) was also a painter in Messina. Frate Umile da Messina is proven to be one of his students .

Works

Chiesa di San Pietro ( Tusa ) "Handing over the keys to Peter"
Santa Caterina (Tusa): Descent from the Cross
Museo Regionale di Messina : “The Unbelieving Thomas”, “Meeting of Paul and Peter” and “The Emmaus Meal”
Chiesa del Convento dei Cappuccini
Museo Madralisca ( Cefalù ): "The incredulous Thomas"

literature

Alfonso Rodriquez. In: Jakob Philipp Hackert : Memorie De 'Pittori Messinesi e Degli Esteri che in Messina fiorirono dal secolo XII. fino al secolo XIX. Papparlando, Messina 1821, pp. 109-114 ( babel.hathitrust.org ).
Rodriguez, Alonso . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 28 : Ramsden-Rosa . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1934, p. 467 .

Web links

storiadellarte.com ( Memento from December 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
revestito.it

Individual evidence

^ Salvatore Lanza: Guida del viaggiatore in Sicilia . Fratelli Pedone e Lauriel, Palermo 1859, p. LXIII and 132-141 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

personal data
SURNAME	Rodriguez, Alonso
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rodriques, Alonso; Rodrigues, Alonzo; Rodriquez, Alfonso
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian Baroque painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1578
PLACE OF BIRTH	Messina
DATE OF DEATH	April 22, 1648
Place of death	Messina

[1] Salvatore Lanza: Guida del viaggiatore in Sicilia . Fratelli Pedone e Lauriel, Palermo 1859, p. LXIII and 132-141 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).