Ignazio Marabitti
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Ignazio Marabitti (born January 6, 1719 in Palermo , † January 10, 1797 ibid) was an Italian sculptor in Sicily and the last important representative of the Palermitan school of sculpture.
Life
In Rome he was a student of the Florentine sculptor Filippo Della Valle (1697–1768), who was a member of 1730 and from 1752 three times Princeps of the Academy of San Luca in Rome. Here Marabitti learned the technique of high relief , thus continuing the sculpting tradition founded by the Gagginis and Giacomo Serpotta in Sicily.
In his workshop in Piazza S. Onofrio , he employed many employees and students to carry out the numerous orders, mostly from aristocratic Palermitans.
His earliest work is the statues of Peter and Paul on the facade of the cathedral in Syracuse from 1746. His main works are in Palermo, where he spent most of his life. His Fontana del Genio and Cavallo Marino fountains became particularly well known . He realized elegant high reliefs and tombs that embodied the spirit of the Sicilian aristocracy .
Work (selection)
In Palermo
- High relief Gloria di San Luigi in the Casa Professa church in Palermo
- High relief with Sant 'Ambrogio , San Gregorio , Sant'Agostino and San Gerolamo in the Chiesa di San Matteo in Palermo
- High relief with Maria Vergine , San Giovanni , Magdalena e l'Eterno in the church of Santa Teresa alla Kalsa
- Fontana del Drago
- Fontana del Pescatore in Palermo
- Fontana del Genio in the park of Villa Giulia , Palermo
- Fontana del Cavallo Marino , which was first located in the garden of the Palazzes Aiutamicristo and was later placed in Piazza Santo Spirito in Palermo.
- Fiume Oreto or Fontana di Nettuno in San Martino delle Scale
- Holy water font with angels in the church of San Giuseppe dei Teatini in Palermo
- Coat of arms of the Belmonte family on Palazzo Belmonte Riso , Palermo
Outside of Palermo
- Various sculptures and reliefs in the cathedral of Syracuse
- High relief of the Immacolata in the Jesuit Church in Trapani
- Statue of San Vito in the Piazza della Republica in Mazara del Vallo
- Chapel of San Benedetto in Monreale Cathedral , one of his major works
- Attic figures made of marble for the Palazzo Gangi-Valguarnera in Bagheria
literature
- Paolo Russo: MARABITTI, Francesco Ignazio. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 69: Mangiabotti – Marconi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2007.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marabitti, Ignazio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1719 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Palermo |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1797 |
| Place of death | Palermo |