Francesco Baratta the Elder
Francesco Baratta the Elder (* around 1595 in Massa (or Montemarcello), † 1666 in Rome ) was an Italian sculptor.
Life and education
Francesco Baratta came to Rome around 1626 together with Andrea Bolgi and became a student and close collaborator of Gianlorenzo Bernini . In 1654 he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca . It is uncertain whether Baratta, summoned by August II, was in Dresden; In any case, sculptures by Francesco Baratta were delivered to Dresden on behalf of August II.
Baratta was married to Cecilia Tenderini; he died of a fever in Rome in the autumn of 1666.
Works
- 1636: Christ risen for the outside staircase of the Santuario del Santissimo Crocifisso in San Miniato is his first documented work
- 1642–1646: Ecstasy of St. Francis based on a design by Bernini in the Cappella Raimondi ; San Pietro in Montorio (Rome).
- 1647–1648 various sculptures for St. Peter's Basilica on behalf of Bernini.
- 1650–1651: Rio de la Plata at the Four Rivers Fountain by Bernini on Piazza Navona in Rome.
- On behalf of August II, several groups of figures were delivered for the garden of the Dresden Zwinger : Hercules, Marsyas, Cleopatra, Lucretia and the group Hercules and Omphale . The Hercules and Carus group is exhibited in the Schaulager today.
- The penitent Magdalena in the Catholic Court Church in Dresden
photos
Risen Christ, San Miniato
The Ecstasy of St. Francis of Assisi, San Pietro in Montorio, Rome
Rio de la Plata, Fountain of the Four Rivers, Piazza Navona, Rome
literature
- Baratta, Francesco . In: Ulrich Thieme , Felix Becker (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker. tape 2 : Antonio da Monza-Bassan . Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1908, p. 456 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Hugh Honor: Baratta, Francesco. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 5: Bacca-Baratta. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1963.
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baratta, Francesco the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baratta, Francesco il Vecchio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1595 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Massa or Montemarcello |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1666 |
| Place of death | Rome |