Letterio Subba
Letterio Subba (* 1787 in Messina ; † 1868 ibid) was an Italian architect, sculptor and painter of classicism in Sicily .
Life
Subba comes from a family of painters. First he studied in Naples , then in Florence and Rome . Stylistically, he joined the neoclassical movement around Antonio Canova and Bertel Thorvaldsen . He created numerous historical pictures, which thematized the liberation of Italy as a socio-political background.
His participation in the uprisings of 1848 forced him into exile in Malta . Back in Messina he was largely isolated because of his political involvement, so that he hardly received any orders.
Many of his works, such as the “Choir of Angels” in the Cathedral of Messina, were lost in the severe earthquake of 1908 .
His students include the sculptors Giuseppe Prinzi (1831–1895) and Saro Zagari (1821–1897), the painters Giacomo Conti and Michele Panebianco (1806–1873) and the engraver Tommaso Aloisio Juvarra (1809–1875).
Works (selection)
- Messina Cathedral : fresco painting "The Madonna saves Messina from the plague" (1837)
- Chiesa della Maddalena (Messina): "Magdalena at the feet of Jesus"
- Fountain of Neptune (Messina) : Copy of the Scylla by Subba after its destruction in 1848
- Alì Cathedral (Sicily) : "The Good Shepherd" and "Madonna, Child, Saints and Angels"
- Chiesa di San Michele (Messina): Altarpiece "San Giovanni di Paola"
- Museo Regionale di Messina : In 1842 Subba restored the polyptych “History of Saint Gregory” by Antonello da Messina
- Teatro Vittorio Emanuele II (Messina): "Battle of Darsena"
- Teatro Mandanici ( Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto ): design and construction management (1844)
literature
- Subba, Letterio . 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. 266 .
Web links
- Letterio Subba on comunediali.it (Italian)
- Letterio Subba (Italian, 1787-1868). artnet.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Subba, Letterio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter, architect and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1787 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Messina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1868 |
| Place of death | Messina |