Giovanni Antonio Matera
Giovanni Antonio Matera (born September 2, 1653 in Trapani , † 1718 in Palermo ) was a Baroque sculptor in Sicily .
Life
The carver Giovanni Matera mainly created nativity scenes. He followed the art form that was particularly widespread in Trapani, of which Alberto Tipa was the most famous representative . Little is known about his artistic life. He was charged with a crime as a result of a family feud. Before being charged, he fled to Monreale and later found refuge in the monastery of Sant 'Antonio in Palermo. His sculptures, mostly executed on a small scale, show references to the Baroque style of Gian Lorenzo Bernini .
Works (selection)
- Museo Regionale di Pepoli (Trapani): “Madonna, Kund and Holy Franciscans” and a nativity scene
- Museo Etnografico Siciliano Giuseppe Pitrè (Palermo): Various groups of figures related to the Gospel, including 397 shepherd figures.
- Bavarian National Museum ( Munich ): extensive group of figures made up of animals and people (1680–1715)
literature
- Matera, Giovanni Antonio . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 24 : Mandere – Möhl . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1930, p. 236 .
- Gaetano Bongiovanni: Giovanni Antonio Matera. Un grande scultore di figure “in piccolo” (= Kalós. Volume 3, No. 6, Suppl., ISSN 1827-8671 = Kalós. Maestri Siciliani. 15, ZDB -ID 2164655-7 ). Ariete, Palermo 1991.
- Davide Lacagnina: Matera, Giovanni. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 72: Massimino-Mechetti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2009.
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Matera, Giovanni Antonio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1653 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Trapani |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1718 |
| Place of death | Palermo |