Giovanni Serodine

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Giovanni Serodine: Coronation of Mary in Ascona

Giovanni Serodine (* 1594 in Ascona or 1600 in Rome , † December 21, 1630 in Rome) was a Swiss plasterer and Seicento painter .

Life

Giovanni Serodine, who died young, left only a few pictures, mainly portraits and groups of figures with strong expressiveness. Along with Pier Francesco Mola (1612–1666), he is the most important painter of this time from Ticino. His father Cristoforo Serodine worked as a foreman and building contractor in Rome. Giovanni received his first artistic training from his older brother, first as a plasterer. Together they decorated three rooms of the Palazzo Borghese with paintings and stucco in 1623 , but these have not been preserved. It is not known exactly from whom Giovanni learned to paint; one suspects the workshop of the Antiveduto Grammatica (1570–1626). Apparently his great role model was Michelangelo Merisi, called Caravaggio (1571–1610). As far as we know, no portrait of him has survived. His mother was Caterina Porta. His family's house, Casa Serodine , still exists in Ascona .

Works

Giovanni Serodine: Jesus among the scribes , Louvre

In Ascona, two of his first pictures, which he painted in Rome around 1618, can be seen in the church of St. Peter and Paul: The Sons of Zebedee and The Invitation to Emmaus , as well as the altarpiece The Coronation of Mary from 1623 are well-known paintings :

  • 1620–1625 Virgin of the Mercedari in the cantonal art gallery Giovanni Züst in Rancate near Mendrisio
  • 1624, portrait of the father , in the Museo Civico, Lugano
  • 1625, The Interest Groschen , National Gallery, Edinburgh
  • 1626, Jesus among the scribes , Louvre, Paris
  • 1628, St. Peter in dungeon and Ritratto di giovane disegnatore in the cantonal art gallery Giovanni Züst in Rancate near Mendrisio
  • The miracle of St. Margaret in the Prado in Madrid
  • The incredulous Thomas , in Warsaw,

literature

  • Giovanni Agosti, Jacopo Stoppa (eds.): Serodine nel Ticino. Officina Libraria, Milano 2015.
  • Rudy Chiappini, Giovanni Testori: Serodine. L'opera completa. Edizioni Electa, Milano 1987.
  • Roberto Contini, Gianni Papi: Giovanni Serodine: 1594 / 1600–1630 ei precedenti romani. Edizioni Fidia, Lugano 1993 (exhibition in the Pinacoteca Züst, Rancate, September 16 - November 30, 1993). With a detailed bibliography.
  • Laura Damiani Cabrini: Giovanni Serodine. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 21, 2011 , accessed January 12, 2020 .

Web links

Commons : Giovanni Serodine  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Laura Damiani Cabrini: Giovanni Serodine. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland . March 21, 2011 .
  2. ↑ Rudy Chiappini: Giovanni Serodine. In: Sikart
  3. ↑ Antiveduto Grammatica Leben (Italian) on treccani.it/enciclopedia/
  4. ↑ Bibliography with photos of some works
personal data
SURNAME Serodine, Giovanni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss Renaissance painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1594 or 1600
PLACE OF BIRTH Ascona or Rome
DATE OF DEATH December 21, 1630
Place of death Rome