Fazio Gaggini

Fazio Gaggini or Gagini (baptized June 6, 1520 in Palermo , † May 27, 1567 in Palermo) was an Italian sculptor of the Renaissance in Sicily .

Life

Fazio Gagini was a member of a family of sculptors that spanned several generations, whose origins in Bissone on Lake Lugano are documented and whose members were among the most famous sculptors in Sicily, especially in the 16th century. His grandfather Domenico Gagini came to Palermo via Genoa in 1463 , his father Antonello Gagini is considered the most important Renaissance sculptor in Sicily. His eldest brother Giacomo Gaggini II (1517–1598) worked after the death of his father as a universal heir and thus in the rank of manager in the family business. The sculptor often worked with his younger brother Vincenzo Gaggini and brother-in-law Fedele Casella . His stepbrothers were Giovanni Domenico Gaggini (* around 1503 in Messina , † 1567 in Palermo) and Antonino Gaggini (active 1541–1577).

The most famous work by Fazio Gaggini is the vestibule of the Cathedral of Monreale, designed together with stepbrother Giovanni Domenico . While still under his father, the sculptor was involved in the tribune for the main apse of the Cathedral of Palermo. He worked independently, among others, in Caltabellotta and Mistretta , where statues of him have been preserved.

Works (selection)

• Marble Throne (1541) in the Cathedral of Palermo , together with Fedele Casella
• Madonna della Latte (1545), La Maria Nuova ( Caltabellotta )
• Renaissance vestibule (1546–1569) in Monreale Cathedral , together with Giovanni Domenico Gaggini
• Katharina v. Alexandria (1552), Santa Caterina di Alessandria ( Milazzo )
• Santa Lucia (1561) in the Chiesa Madre (Mistretta)
• Bas-relief with 3 three scenes from the life of Jesus and nine high reliefs with scenes from the Passion of Christ (together with Vincenzo Gaggini) in the Cathedral of Palermo
• Museo Diocesano di Palermo : statue of St. Benedict (?)

literature

• Bernd Curt Kreplin : Gaggini (Gagini, Gazini etc.) . 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. 51–52 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ). - (Family article, p. 52 with family tree of the Gaggini family)
• Fazio (Bonifazio) . 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. 57–58 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
• 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.
• Andrea Spiriti: I Gaggini. Una stirpe di artisti bissonesi. In: Giorgio Mollisi (ed.): Bissone, terra di artisti (= Arte & Storia. Volume 8, No. 41, December 2008, ISSN  2235-7769 ). Edizioni Ticino Management, Lugano 2008, pp. 36–45, here pp. 42–43.