Andrea Bolgi
Andrea Bolgi called Il Carrarino (born June 22, 1606 or 1605 in Carrara , † 1656 in Naples ) was an Italian sculptor.
Life
Andrea Bolgi spent his youth in Carrara , Massa, Livorno and Florence. He was a student and later an employee of Pietro Tacca . In 1626 he went to Rome with Francesco Baratta and became an assistant to Gianlorenzo Bernini . Between 1629 and 1639 he worked in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Since the colossal statue of Saint Helena executed by him had aroused displeasure, he moved to Naples, where he remained until the end of his life and represented the Bernini style. He died of the plague in Naples in 1656.
Works
- 1629–1639 Statue of Saint Helena on one of the domed pillars of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
- 1634–1648 minor commissions in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
- 1635 angel over the sarcophagus of Countess Mathilde in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
- 1637 bust of Laura Frangipani in the church of San Francesco a Ripa in Rome
- 1636 busts in the Cappella Raimondi in San Pietro in Montorio in Rome
- 1653 statues and busts in the Cappella Cacace in the Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore in Naples
- 1653 Two bronze candelabra in the Church of Santi Apostoli in Naples
Picture gallery
Rome, St. Peter's Basilica; Saint Helena
St. Peter's Basilica; Tomb of Mathilde of Tuscany
San Pietro in Montorio: Cappella Raimondi
Tomb for Francesco Raimondi
Tomb for Girolamo Raimondi
Tomb of Laura Frangipani
San Lorenzo Maggiore, Naples; Cappella Cacace
San Lorenzo Maggiore, Naples; Cappella Cacace
literature
- Oskar Pollak : Bolgi, Andrea . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 4 : Bida – Brevoort . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1910, p. 243–244 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Hugh Honor: Bolgi, Andrea. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 11: Boccadibue-Bonetti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1969.
- Fernanda Capobianco: Bolgi, Andrea . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 12, Saur, Munich a. a. 1995, ISBN 3-598-22752-3 , p. 379.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Oskar Pollak : Bolgi, Andrea . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 4 : Bida – Brevoort . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1910, p. 243 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bolgi, Andrea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carrarino, Il |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 22, 1606 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carrara |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1656 |
| Place of death | Naples |