Flaminio Vacca
Flaminio Vacca or Vacchi (* 1538 in or near Rome ; † 1605 ibid) was an Italian mannerist sculptor .
life and work
Little reliable data is known about Flaminio Vacca's life. Born near Rome to a family of Spanish descent, he worked as a young man in the workshop of the Mannerist sculptor Vincenzo de 'Rossi , who stayed in Rome between 1546 and 1560 and was initially primarily involved in restoring and making copies of antiquities employed. Around 1572 he was recorded as a member of the "Congregazione dei Virtuosi al Pantheon", the papal academy of fine arts in Rome. His most productive time as a sculptor fell during the pontificate of Gregory XIII. In his memoirs he tells how the name of the Roman church San Benedetto della Ciambella came about .
The tomb of Flaminio Vacca is in the Pantheon in Rome.
Works
- 1588 Statue of Franz von Assisis for the tomb of Pius V in the Capella Sistina of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
- 1588/89 Joshua leads the Israelites through the Jordan , relief at the well of Moses on the Quirinal in Rome.
- 1591/92 statues of John the Baptist and John the Evangelist in Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome
- 1592/93 marble angel in a side chapel of the church Il Gesù in Rome
- Marble tabernacle in the Church of San Lorenzo in Spello
- Lion in the Villa Medici in Rome
- Two marble coats of arms for Pope Gregory XIII.
- The statues of Ezekiel and Daniel in Santa Susanna in Rome (attributed)
Fonts
- Memorie di varie antichità trovate in diversi luoghi della città di Roma . Printed in 1594 as an appendix to Famiano Nardinis Roma Antica [1666], reprinted by Carlo Fea, Rome 1704.
- Vacca's Memorie are an important source of the discovery of Roman sculptures and antiquities in Rome in the late 16th century, as well as the program of urban renewal of the city by Sixtus V.
literature
- Roma. Guida d'Italia . 3rd ed. 2007. pp. 231, 335, 336, 371, 537. ISBN 88-365-4134-8
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vacca, Flaminio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vacchi, Flaminio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1538 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Rome |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1605 |
| Place of death | Rome |