Giovanni Strazza
Giovanni Strazza (* 1817 or 1818 in Milan ; † April 18, 1875 there ) was an Italian sculptor.
Life
Giovanna Strazza studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan with Pompeo Marchesi and worked in Francesco Somaini's studio . In 1840 he moved to Rome and completed his training there at the Accademia di San Luca , where he was influenced by the purism of Pietro Tenerani . With the sculpture Ismaele abbandonato nel deserto ( Ismael , left behind in the desert ) he gained recognition in the artistic circles of Rome in 1844.
In 1858 he returned to Milan and in 1860, after a brief teaching position at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, was given the chair of sculpture at the Accademia di Brera, which he held until his death in 1875.
Strazza created sculptures, portrait busts and especially grave monuments. Stylistically, he was at the transition from classicism to romanticism . He showed his work in numerous exhibitions and was represented at the world exhibitions in London in 1862 and in Vienna in 1873 .
One of his most famous works is the bust of the veiled Virgin ( Vergine velata ) made of Carrara marble , which was created around 1850 and came to St. John's on Newfoundland in 1856 , where it is now kept in the Convent of the Presentation Sisters . Such artfully made depictions of veiled people were a popular motif at the time. The figure is interpreted on the one hand as the Virgin Mary, on the other hand against the background of the Risorgimento as the personification of Italy.
Works
- Ismaele abbandonato nel deserto , 1844
- Marble statue of Moses angry with the people of Israel , 1847
- Vergine velata ( Veiled Virgin ), around 1850
- Amyntas and Sylvia , 1858
- La sposa ( The Bride ), 1861
- Relief for the altar of St. Agnes in the transept of the Milan Cathedral , 1863
- Colossal statue of Aron in the courtyard of the Archbishop's Palace, Milan, 1867
- Tomb with the allegories of Diligence and Science for Giulio Sarti on the Cimitero Monumentale , Milan, 1870
- Tomb for the Mazzacorati family, Cimitero Monumentale della Certosa di Bologna , 1872
- Portrait bust of Alessandro Manzoni , 1873
- Monument to Gaetano Donizetti , Teatro alla Scala , Milan, 1874
- Tomb for F. Lucca on the Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, 1879
- The prayer , Cimitero Monumentale, Milan
literature
- Antonio Caimi: Lo Scultore Cav. Prof. Giovanni Strazza. Commemorazione. In: Atti della R. Accademia di belle arti in Milano. Tipografia di Alessandro Lombardi, Milan 1875, pp. 71-88 ( digitized ).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Strazza, Giovanni . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 39th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1879, p. 365 ( digitized version ).
- Strazza, Giovanni . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 32 : Stephens – Theodotos . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1938, p. 174 .
- V. Gransinigh: Strazza, Giovanni. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 13, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2007–2010, ISBN 978-3-7001-6963-5 , p. 384 f. (Direct links on p. 384 , p. 385 ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ The Veiled Virgin , Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
- ↑ Monumento della famiglia Mazzacorati , Storia e memoria di Bologna
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strazza, Giovanni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1817 or 1818 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1875 |
| Place of death | Milan |