Domenico Gagini

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Tabernacle of the Sacrament by Domenico Gagini

Domenico Gagini or Gaggini (* around 1425 in Bissone , † September 29, 1492 in Palermo ) was a Lombard sculptor of the early Renaissance .

Life

Domenico Gagini came from a Lombard sculpting dynasty . He was the son of Pietro Gagini and father of Giovanni Gaggini and Antonello Gagini , who took over his workshop in Palermo after his death. Most of his life (1459–1492) he stayed in Sicily. Nothing is known about his childhood.

From around 1440 to 1446 he was apprenticed to the Florentine architect and sculptor Brunelleschi on how to draw conclusions from his style. Filarete mentions in his treatise on architecture a Domenico proveniente dellago di logano discepolo di Pippo di ser Brunellesco . In the period from 1447/1448 he was commissioned to build a chapel and the portal of the Church of San Giovanni Battista in Genoa , on which he worked until around 1456. It was one of the most important orders given there at the time, which he carried out with his nephews Elia Gagini and Pace Gaggini .

Around 1457/1458 he went to the court of King Alfonsus I , where he worked on the triumphal arch of Castel Nuovo and carried out other commissions at the court, including the portal in the Sala dei Baroni . There he came into contact with the sculptor Francesco Laurana and the circle of artists around Laurana. His stay in Naples lasted only a year. Together with his son Antonello Gagini, he was one of the most important sculptors in Sicily

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Domenico Gagini introduced the hitherto unknown style of the early Renaissance in Sicily, at a time when sculpture was at its lowest point. From around 1460 to 1462 he worked on the mosaics in the left aisle of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo. This was followed by further orders for the chapels of the Speciale family , for a chapel in the church of San Francesco d'Assisi in Palermo and the chapel of Saint Christina in the cathedral of Palermo . The chapel was destroyed during construction work in the cathedral in the 19th century. His preserved works are now in the Museo Diocesano di Palermo .

He and his workshop also created tombs and sarcophagi for Antonio Speciale, Antonio Grignano, Francesco Valguarnera, Elisabetta Omodei, Giovanni Montaperto, Giovanni Branciforte, Artale Cordona. In addition, many Madonnas , portals , tabernacles and holy water fonts emerged from his workshop . In his workshop in Palermo he employed many journeymen who worked according to his templates and who in some cases acquired great skill in approaching the style of their master. His works can be found all over Sicily.

literature

Web links

Commons : Domenico Gagini  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gaggini, Domenico . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 55 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
  2. ^ Hanno-Walter Kruft: Domenico Gagini and his workshop. 1972, p. 15.
personal data
SURNAME Gagini, Domenico
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH before 1447
PLACE OF BIRTH Bissone , Duchy of Milan
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1492
Place of death Palermo , Kingdom of Sicily