Ercole Ferrata
Ercole Ferrata (* 1610 in Pellio Inferiore , Val d'Intelvi near Como , † July 10, 1686 in Rome ) was an Italian sculptor.
Life
After his first artistic training in his hometown, Ferrata came to the workshop of the sculptor Tomaso Orsolini in Genoa . There he spent a seven-year apprenticeship.
Then Ferrata went to Naples and worked there mostly for the noble families Corsini and Savelli . In 1637 the Guild of Sculptors of Naples accepted him as a member. He worked at Aquileia Cathedral for almost the whole of 1646 .
Supported by Cardinal Bernardino Spada and his brother, Ferrata came to the workshop of Gianlorenzo Bernini in 1647 . At that time he was working on St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Ferrata soon became a master student there and the builder Alessandro Algardi recruited him for his workshop. Here Ferrata worked not only for the Vatican , but also for the court of Queen Christine of Sweden , who had lived in Rome since 1656.
From 1662 to 1665 Ferrata worked in the workshop of the painter Pietro da Cortona . About 1663 Ferrata was accepted into the Accademia di San Luca via this . After the delivery of works of art to Grand Duke Cosimo III. de 'Medici in Florence , Ferrata stayed at the court of the Grand Duke for some time. There he supervised a. a. the workshop of the restorers Giovanni Battista Foggini and Carlo Marcellini .
Ferrata stood u. a. in Rome before a large workshop. Among many others, Antonio Francesco Andreozzi , Pietro Balestri , Melchiore Caffa , Filippo Carcani , Giovanni Camillo Cateni , Giovanni Battista Foggini , Lorenzo Lottone , Carlo Marcellini and Camillo Russoli were his students.
Ercole Ferrata died on July 10, 1686 in Rome at the age of 76.
Among other things, he chiseled a marble group depicting St. Elisabeth for the chapel of the same name in the Wroclaw Cathedral . His most famous work, however, is the elephant in front of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome.
literature
- Gerardo Casale: FERRATA, Ercole. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 46: Feducci-Ferrerio. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1996.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ferrata, Ercole |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1610 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pellio Inferiori , Val d'Intelvi near Como |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 1686 |
| Place of death | Rome |