Filippo Planzone

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Filippo Planzone , called Il Siciliano (* 1610 in Nicosia , † 1636 in Genoa ) was an Italian sculptor from Sicily .

Life

At a young age, Planzone came to Genoa, where he served as a soldier. In his spare time he worked as a wood carver. His work caught the attention of the art patron Battista Dalla Torre, who enabled him to attend the local art school.

Planzone developed into one of the leading ivory and coral carvers of his time. His clients were the Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando II. De 'Medici , Pope Urban VIII. And numerous private collectors. He died at the age of 26 on a trip to Rome.

In the Museo degli Argenti in the Palazzo Pitti ( Florence ) there is a filigree ivory carving by the artist depicting a horse.

literature

  • Raffaele Soprani, Giovanni Nicolo Cavana: Le vite de pittori, scoltori, et architetti genovesi: E de 'forastieri, che in Genoua operarono. Con alcuni ritratti de gli stessi . G. Bottaro e GB Tiboldi cõpagni, Genoa 1674, p. 313-314 ( books.google.de ).
  • Georg Kaspar Nagler: Planzone, Filippo . In: New general artist lexicon or news of the life and works of painters, sculptors, builders, copper engravers, form cutters, lithographers, draftsmen, medalists, ivory workers, etc. Volume 11 : Passe, Simon de - Powle, G. . Fleischmann, Munich 1841, p. 405 ( books.google.de ).
  • Planzone, Filippo . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 27 : Piermaria – Ramsdell . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1933, p. 136 .
  • Biography in Italian of Filippo Costa (2010): xoomer.virgilio.it (PDF)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cavallino in Gabbia. Cultura Italia, accessed October 3, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Planzone, Filippo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Il Siciliano
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor, ivory and coral carver
DATE OF BIRTH 1610
PLACE OF BIRTH Nicosia
DATE OF DEATH 1636
Place of death Genoa