Francesco Guadagnino

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Francesco Guadagnino (born December 26, 1755 in Canicatti ; † May 12, 1829 ibid) was an Italian painter of classicism in Sicily .

Life

Nothing is known about his training. Around 1780 he was in Palermo in the workshop of Antonio Manno , who taught him the Neapolitan late baroque of Vito D'Anna . In the following years he often took over orders from Antonio Manno. 1781 he married Gaetana Fontana and after her death in 1828 Teresa Celestri.

He created his most important works for churches in his hometown Canicatti, in the Chiesa del Carmine he found his final resting place.

Research has shown that the painters Gaetano and Pietro Guadagnino were his brothers.

Works

  • Convento Madonna della Rocca ( Canicatti ): Ecce Homo
  • Chiesa del Purgatorio (Canicatti): Madonna del Purgatorio ”
  • Chiesa di San Biagio (Canicatti): “Crucifixion”, “San Liborio” “Madonna della Consolazione” “Saint John Nepomuk ”
  • Chiesa degli Agonizzanti (Canicatti): “Madonna Addolorata” (1788), “Madonna degli Agonizzanti” (1785)
  • Museo di Padri Cappuccini (Canicatti): “Ecce Homo” (1814) “Trinity”
  • Chiesa di Santo Spirito ( Caltanissetta ): "Santa Lucia"
  • Chiesa di San Agostino ( Naro ): panel painting “Madonna di Trapani”
  • Chiesa di San Nicolò (Naro): Mourning Apostle John, Saint Bartolomew and “Holy Family”
  • Chiesa des Carmelo (Delia) : Descent from the Cross (1784)

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personal data
SURNAME Guadagnino, Francesco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sicilian classicism painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 26, 1755
PLACE OF BIRTH Canicatti
DATE OF DEATH May 12, 1829
Place of death Canicatti