Girolamo da Treviso

Artistic fantasy representation of Girolamo da Treviso in the second edition of Giorgio Vasari's biographical art lexica Le Vite de 'più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori ( de .: The life of the most excellent painters, sculptors and builders ) from 1568.

Girolamo da Treviso , also known as Girolamo Pennacchi or Girolamo di Tommaso da Treviso the Younger or Girolamo Trevigi (* probably around 1497 in Treviso ; † September 10, 1544 near Boulogne-sur-Mer ) was a Venetian painter and sculptor of the Renaissance with roots in the Bolognese school .

Life

His exact family origin is uncertain. Possibly he came from the artist and painter family of the Pennacchi and was the son of Gerolamo di Giovanni Pennacchis (* 1455, † 1497), the older brother of Pier Maria Pennacchis (* 1464; † before 1515). Therefore, it is considered likely that he was a student of his uncle. His oeuvre was under the influence of Dosso Dossi and Giovanni Antonio da Pordenone ; at the same time, da Treviso was inspired by the work of Giorgione and continued his style in the current of "Giorgionismo". From 1523 there is evidence of an activity since Treviso in Bologna , but he was probably active there for three years longer. His most famous works from that time today are the figurative decorations on the portal of the Basilica of San Petronio and grisaille paintings inside the church. During this creative period he orientated himself significantly to Parmigianino and especially to the technique of Raphael's ecstasy of St. Cecilia . In later years he worked in Genoa , Faenza and Trento and at the newly built Palazzo del Te in Mantua . He often signed his works with "Ieronimo Veneziano, scultore".

Girolamo da Treviso announced in a letter in 1538 that he had entered the service of Henry VIII of England and worked at his court as a military engineer. He achieved some prosperity there and continued to paint. In 1544 he took part in the first siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer - as part of a sideline to the Italian wars . Presumably from cannon fire from the defenders, he died less than a week before the city was taken.

reception

The figure of Girolamo da Treviso was most recently processed in the Irish - Canadian television series The Tudors . In the eighth episode of the fourth season he is portrayed - played by the actor Daniel Caltagirone - as an innovative strategist in the English army. With the help of a specially dug long tunnel system from his own camp under the citadel of Boulogne-sur-Mers, he tries to bring about a quick end to the siege. To do this, he deposited an explosive charge at the end of the tunnel , the detonation of which caused the French fortress and the city walls to collapse in part and enable the British to penetrate the city without any problems. Because Treviso himself dies in the explosion because he cannot escape from the tunnel in time.

literature

• Alessandro Serafini:  Girolamo da Treviso, il Giovane. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 56:  Giovanni di Crescenzio – Giulietti. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2001, pp. 591-595.

Works (selection)

image	title	year	Size / material	Exhibition / collection / owner / notes
	Susanna and the old people	Between 1515 and 1520	Sting
	Series of paintings about the life of Jesus of Nazareth	Between 1515 and 1520		subsequently engraved by Francesco de Nanto
	Isaac blesses Jacob	around 1520	73 × 56 cm / oil on canvas	Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen , Rouen
	Sleeping Venus	1523	130 × 213 cm / oil on canvas	Borghese Gallery , Rome
	Adoration of the Magi	1524/5	144.2 × 125.7 cm / oil on panel	National Gallery , London
	Christ and the Samaritans at the well	circa 1525	65.5 × 45.2 cm / oil on wood	Kunsthistorisches Museum , Vienna
	Madonna with Child and Saints	1530	225.4 × 147.3 cm / oil on panel	National Gallery , London
	Madonna and Child in Gloria and Saints	1530-1544	251 × 141 cm / oil on panel	National Museum , Warsaw
	Death of Mary	around 1533	65.4 × 84.4 cm / oil on wood	Walters Art Museum , Baltimore
	A Protestant allegory	1542	68 × 84.4 cm / oil on wood	Royal Collection , Hampton Court Palace
	The mystical wedding of St. Catherine
	Hagar and the angel		73 × 55 cm / oil on canvas	Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen , Rouen

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