Francesco Squarcione

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Mary with the Child (ca.1460)

Francesco Squarcione (* around 1395 in Padua ; † around 1468 there) was an Italian painter of the Paduan school .

life and work

Francesco Squarcione is documented as a tailor and embroiderer for the years 1419 and 1423. He was first mentioned as a painter in 1429. Nothing is known about his apprenticeship, but from his few works one can see an influence of Fra Filippo Lippi , Donatello and Antonio Vivarini .

He was mainly active in Padua, where from 1440 he ran a larger workshop and owned a collection of plaster casts of ancient works as well as a collection of drawings by various artists. These served as illustrative and study material for his employees. He claimed to be an excellent teacher, but in reality he was shamelessly exploiting the talent of his students. He tried to tie the most talented people firmly and for the long term by means of cleverly devised contracts and adoptions. The most important pupil and adopted son was Andrea Mantegna , who worked in his workshop from 1441 to 1448 before he managed to break away from Squarcione and go his own way. Other well-known students included Giorgio Schiavone (* 1433 or 1436; † 1504) and Marco Zoppo, who was also adopted .

It is not known how high the handwritten proportion of the pictures that emerged from the workshop is, and it is also difficult to read from the works. Of the few surviving panel paintings associated with his name, only two works, in Berlin and Padua , are recognized as undisputed. Both works were painted for the de Lazzara family, who lived in Padua. In 1958 it was possible to uncover remains of the frescoes executed by Squarcione for San Francesco in Padua, which belong to the later works from his workshop and show scenes from the life of St. Francis of Padua.

Works

painting

  • Arzignano, church, Santa Maria in Castello, choir
    • Mary with the child, twelve saints and the crucifixion of Christ. (attributed)
  • Berlin, Gemäldegalerie
    • Mary with the Child (Madonna de Lazzara). around 1460
  • Arzignano Castle, Church of the Visitazione della Beata Vergine Maria
    • Polyptych with Mary and the children and Saints Nicholas of Bari, Matthew, John the Baptist, Peter, Bartholomew, Zeno, Lucia, Catherine of Alexandria, Antonius Abbas, Francis, Agatha and Ursula. (attributed)
  • Maastricht, Bonnefanten Museum
    • Maria with the child. around 1440 (mainly attributed to the workshop)
  • Padua, Museo Civico
    • Triptych. around 1449 - 1452
  • Padua, San Francesco
    • Remnants of scenes from the life of St. Francis. (Frescoes)
  • Rome, Collezione Leonardo Vitetti
    • Mary with the child between Saints Rochus and Antonius. (attributed)

drawings

  • Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett
    • Hercules and Antaeus, framed by two male nudes in the background. (is probably the work of a student)
  • London, The British Museum
    • Saint Christopher in Lycia.
  • Munich, State Collection of Graphics
    • Centaurs and Satyrs.

Wrong assignments

The image of the Christ Child was incorrectly ascribed to Squarcione, but was by Lorenzo di Credi . Likewise, the picture Battle of Two Soldiers , which actually comes from Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci.

Web links

Commons : Francesco Squarcione  - collection of images, videos and audio files

credentials

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Kathleen Kuiper: The 100 Most Influential Painters & Sculptors of the Renaissance . The Rosen Publishing Group, 2009, ISBN 978-1-61530-004-4 ( google.de [accessed December 3, 2017]).
  2. ↑ a b Joseph Manca: Mantegna . Litres, 2017, ISBN 978-5-457-50442-4 ( google.de [accessed December 3, 2017]).
  3. ^ A b Camillo Sitte, Robert Stalla: Writings on art theory and art history . Böhlau Verlag Wien, 2010, ISBN 978-3-205-78458-6 ( google.de [accessed on December 3, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Renate Prochno: Competition and their faces in art: competition, creativity and their effects . Oldenbourg Verlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3-05-004991-5 ( google.de [accessed on December 3, 2017]).
  5. ^ Claire Van Cleave: Master Drawings of the Italian Renaissance . Harvard University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-674-02677-3 ( google.de [accessed December 3, 2017]).
  6. ^ David Klemm, Hamburger Kunsthalle Kupferstichkabinett: Italian Drawings 1450-1800 . Böhlau Verlag Köln Weimar, 2009, ISBN 978-3-412-20261-3 ( google.de [accessed on December 3, 2017]).
personal data
SURNAME Squarcione, Francesco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter of the Paduan school
DATE OF BIRTH around 1397
PLACE OF BIRTH Padua
DATE OF DEATH around 1468
Place of death Padua