Gaspare Firriolo
Gaspare Firriolo (active in the 2nd half of the 18th century in Palermo ) was a classicist sculptor and plasterer in Sicily .
Life
Gaspare Firriolo was the younger brother of the plasterer Giuseppe Firriolo . He received his training in the workshop of Procopio Serpotta , of whom he was also a frequent employee. His activity was limited to the immediate vicinity of Palermo. His most important work is the group of sculptures "Four Seasons" in the Botanical Garden of Palermo .
Works
- Chiesa Tre Re (Palermo) : stucco decoration with Procopio Serpotta
- Chiesa Santa Ninfa dei Crociferi (Palermo): Martyrdom of Santa Ninfa
- Santa Maria degli Angeli (Palermo) : sculptures David and Isaiah
- San Matteo al Cassaro (Palermo): stucco decoration designed by the architect Tommaso Sanseverino
- San Stanislao Kostka (Palermo) : stucco decoration
- Sant'Ignazio all'Olivella (Palermo): stucco decoration (with Giuseppe Firriolo)
- Chiesa Madre ( Misilmeri ): stucco decoration (with Giuseppe Firriolo)
- Villa Trabia ( Bagheria ): stucco decoration based on designs by Tommaso Sanseverino
literature
- Gaetano Bongiovanni: Firriolo. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 48: Filoni-Forghieri. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997, pp. 240–241, entry on the family of plasterers.
Web links
Entry in the Archivio Biografico Comunale
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Firriolo, Gaspare |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sicilian sculptor and plasterer of classicism |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th century or 18th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 18th century or 19th century |
| Place of death | Palermo |