Giuseppe Serpotta
Giuseppe Serpotta (* 1653 in Palermo ; † 1719 ibid) was an Italian sculptor and plasterer of the Baroque in Sicily .
Life
Giuseppe was a member of the Serpotta family of sculptors. He was the son and pupil of Gaspare (d. 1669) and brother of Giacomo Serpotta , with whom he often worked. His works are exclusively represented in the sacred buildings of Palermo.
Works
- Chiesa Carmine Maggiore : in the Cappella del Crocifisso decoration with sculptures and ornaments (1683)
- Chiesa del Gesù : Decoration of the Cappella di Congregazione del Collegio (1688)
- Santa Maria della Pietà . Ceiling decoration of the nave (1708, with the brother Giacomo)
- Santa Teresa alla Kalsa with Procopio
- San Giuseppe dei Teatini : stucco decoration in the Cappella di San Gaetano (1708)
- Oratorio del Carminello : Decoration of the nave and apse (1718)
- Oratorio di San Giuseppe dei Falegnami : stucco decoration (1700)
literature
- Donald Garstang: Giacomo Serpotta and the stuccatori of Palermo 1560-1790 (= Studies in Architecture. Vol. 22). A. Zwemmer Ltd., London 1984, ISBN 0-302-00550-1 .
- Silvana Lo Giudice (Ed.): I colori del bianco. Gli stucchi dei Serpotta a Palermo (= Conoscere e tutelare. Vol. 5). Salvare Palermo, Palermo 1996 (exhibition catalog).
- Giuseppe Serpotta . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 30 : Scheffel – Siemerding . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1936, p. 519 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Serpotta, Giuseppe |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor and decorator of the Baroque |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1653 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1719 |
| Place of death | Palermo |