Domenico Gargiulo

Landing of the Infanta Maria in Naples (1649)

Domenico Gargiulo (also Micco Spadaro called * 1609 / 1610 in Naples , † about 1675 in Naples) was an Italian painter of the Baroque from the School of Naples . He mainly painted landscape and history pictures .

life and work

Little is known about Gargiulo's life. He was allegedly the son of a sword sweeper , which is why he performed under the name Micco Spadaro. He was a student of Aniello Falcone , who also taught Andrea di Leone and Salvator Rosa . He learned life drawing from Antonio Vaccaro .

In Naples, Gargiulo is considered to be the main representative of the large format staffage picture . For his event pictures, he chose fabrics with which he could set large crowds in a scenic or architectural setting, such as B. in the uprising of Masaniello (1647), the topographically reproduced streets and squares of Naples . In addition, battle pictures, popular amusements and other crowd scenes were created. His early works were influenced by Paul Bril and Filippo Napoletano . His main work is the frescoes of the Certosa di San Martino in Naples (1638–1656), which show representations from the history of the Carthusian Order .

Although Gargiulo was very productive as an artist, few of his works can be found in public collections today. Because he worked a lot for private clients, most of his pictures are still in private hands.

literature

Wilhelm Rolfs: History of the painting of Naples. Seemann, Leipzig 1910, pp. 322–331 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Bernd Curt Kreplin : Gargiulo, Domenico . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 194–196 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Giancarlo Sestieri, Brigitte Daprà: Domenico Gargiulo detto Micco Spadaro: Paesaggista e "cronista" napoletano . Jandi Sapi, Milan 1994, ISBN 88-7142-022-5 .
Matteo Lafranconi: Gargiulo, Domenico, detto Micco Spadaro. In: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 52. Rome 1999.

Web links

Commons : Domenico Gargiulo - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

↑ In the baptismal registers there are two identical namesake, one of which was born on April 16, 1609 and the other on April 1, 1610.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bernd Curt Kreplin: Gargiulo, Domenico . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 194–196 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
↑ Katia Marano: Domenico Gargiulo. The Masaniello uprising in Naples . In: 1648 - War and Peace in Europe. Text Volume II Art and Culture . Münster 1998, ISBN 3-7654-3409-4 , pp. 533-538 ( digitized version ).
↑ Wolf Stadler et al. a .: Lexicon of Art 5th Gal - Mr. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-86070-452-4 , pp. 12-13.

personal data
SURNAME	Gargiulo, Domenico
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Spadaro, Micco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH	1609 or 1610
PLACE OF BIRTH	Naples
DATE OF DEATH	around 1675
Place of death	Naples

[1] In the baptismal registers there are two identical namesake, one of which was born on April 16, 1609 and the other on April 1, 1610.

[thb-2] Bernd Curt Kreplin: Gargiulo, Domenico . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 194–196 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

[3] Katia Marano: Domenico Gargiulo. The Masaniello uprising in Naples . In: 1648 - War and Peace in Europe. Text Volume II Art and Culture . Münster 1998, ISBN 3-7654-3409-4 , pp. 533-538 ( digitized version ).

[külex-4] Wolf Stadler et al. a .: Lexicon of Art 5th Gal - Mr. Karl Müller Verlag, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-86070-452-4 , pp. 12-13.