Gioacchino Vitagliano
Gioacchino Vitagliano (* 1669 in Palermo ; † April 27, 1739 ibid) was an Italian baroque sculptor in Sicily .
Life
Vitagliano not only created marble sculptures, but also stucco figures . He was probably trained in the workshop of Giacomo Serpotta (1656–1732), whose daughter he married and whose designs he often implemented.
The sculptors Niccolo Vitagliano and Vincenzo Vitigliano are probably the sons of Gioacchino. The marble sculpture Santa Rosalia (1744) on the forecourt of the Cathedral of Palermo comes from the latter .
Works (Palermo)
- Jesuit Church : marble bas-reliefs Adoration of the Shepherds (1710–1714) and Adoration of the Magi (1719–1721) (based on a model by Giacomo Serpotta) Group of stucco figures of David and Abigail
- Santa Cita: Flagellation of Christ (1696–1722)
- Chiesa di S. Mamiliano: Mystery of the Rosary (based on a model by Giacomo Serpotta)
- Oratorio di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria: marble floor (1730) with Nicolo Vitagliano
- Fontana del Garraffo: Fountain figures (1698) based on a design by Paolo Amato
- Villa Filippina: garden fountain with figures of saints
literature
- Vitagliano, Gioacchino . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 34 : Urliens – Vzal . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1940, p. 424 .
- Alfonso Giannino SJ: La Chiesa del Gesù a Casa Professa, Palermo. Ristampa riveduta della 3rd edizione. Self-published, Bagheria 2004, pp. 28 and 36.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vitagliano, Gioacchino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor and decorator of the Baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1669 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1739 |
| Place of death | Palermo |