Antonio Ferraro
Antonio Ferraro (* 1523 in Giuliana , † 1609 in Castelvetrano ) was an Italian painter, sculptor and plasterer of Mannerism in Sicily .
Life
He received his first training in the Gagini workshop . After Di Marzo he was also a student of the painter Orazio Alfani , who worked in Sicily between 1539 and 1544. In 1553 he worked with Giuseppe Spatafora on the marble holy water font in the Cathedral of Palermo .
From 1577 to 1580, on behalf of Principe Carlo d'Aragona e Tagliavia, his main work, the overall decoration of the choir chapel and crossing of San Domenico of Castelvetrano, was created . In addition to the 14 larger than life stucco figures, figures made of terracotta, numerous medallions and reliefs, he also proved himself to be a skilful fresco painter . In the right ceiling area of San Domenico, his self-portrait with the inscription “Tanti operis huius caelator egregius Antonius Ferrarus ac Julianensi hic est” has been preserved. Around 1590 he stuccoed the Cappella della Madonna della Catena in the Chiesa Madre by Caltabellotta.
Antonio Ferraro is an important representative of Mannerist stucco art of the late 16th century, whose main master in the 17th century was Giacomo Serpotta .
Only a few works are known by his sons Tommaso Ferraro and Orazio Ferraro .
Works
- Chiesa San Domenico ( Castelvetrano ): overall decoration of the choir chapel and crossing (1577–1580)
- Chiesa Madre, Cappella della Madonna della Catena ( Caltabellotta ): stucco work “Assumption of the Virgin with angels and the prophets Jeremias and Isaiah” (around 1590) and in the Cappella di San Lazzaro Vescovo e della Maddalena standing figures of Lazarus and Maria Magdalena.
- Chiesa San Lorenzo ( Caltabellotta ): stucco work - Pietà, Madonna, Johannes, Magdalena, Joseph, Nicodemus and two holy women (1594)
- Chiesa Madre ( Burgio ): Standing figure “Madonna dell'Itria” (1596)
- Cathedral del San Salvatore ( Mazara del Vallo ): stucco work
literature
- Gioacchino Di Marzo : Gagini e la scultura in Sicilia. Nei secoli XV e XVI. Memorie storiche e documenti. 2 (in 3) volumes. Giornale di Sicilia, Palermo 1880–1884.
- Enrico Mauceri : Ferraro, Antonio . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 11 : Erman-Fiorenzo . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1915, p. 462–463 ( Text Archive - Internet Archive ).
- Francesca Campagna Cicala: Ferraro, Antonino. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 46: Feducci-Ferrerio. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1996.
Individual evidence
- ^ Castelvetrano: Stucchi nella chiesa di San Domenico
- ↑ Accursio Castro Giovanni: La Cattadrale di Caltabellotta
- ^ Accursio Castrogiovanni: "La Passione" o "Il Compianto" ( Memento of May 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferraro, Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor and plasterer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1523 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Giuliana |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1609 |
| Place of death | Castelvetrano |