Paolo Filocamo
Paolo Filocamo (* 1688 in Messina , † 1743 ibid), was an Italian painter and architect of the late Baroque in Sicily .
Life
Paolo was a member of a family of artists in Messina. Together with his brothers Antonio and Gaetano he studied in Rome with Carlo Maratta . Back in Messina, the brothers founded a well-attended art academy with a focus on " fresco painting ".
In the following years, the brothers supplied numerous frescoes and panel paintings to churches and private clients, including King John V of Portugal (1706–1750).
In 1717, Paolo, patronized by his friend, the architect Filippo Juvarra , designed the spiral tower of S. Gregorio in Messina, which copied the campanile of the famous building by Francesco Borromini " Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza " in Rome. The ceiling paintings in S. Gregorio in Messina, which, like most of their works, were destroyed by the great earthquake in Messina in 1908 , are considered to be the main work of the brothers . Paolo Filocamo also worked in the Cathedral of Acireale and in the Santa Caterina in Palermo . All three brothers died during a plague epidemic in 1743.
Pietro Paolo Vasta and Placido Campolo were students of the Filocamo brothers.
plant
- Chiesa di S. Elia (Messina): frescoes “The Birth of Christ”, “Adoration of the Magi”, “Presentation of Jesus in the Temple” and “Baptism of Christ” (1706) by Antonio and Paolo Filocamo
- Cattedrale di Forza d'Agrò : "Holy Family"
- Basilica Maria SS. Annunziata (Acireale): “Coronation of the Santa Venera” (1710) Antonio and Paolo Filocamo
- Panel painting "Mary and Joseph" (1716)
- Chiesa di S. Caterina (Palermo): Ceiling frescoes “Ascent to Paradise” and “Angel Fall” (1728) by Antonio and Paolo Filocamo
- Chiesa di Gesù e Maria in S. Leo (Messina): Fresco "Transfiguration of Mary" (1736)
literature
- Enrico Mauceri : Filocamo, Antonio (Antonino) Paolo and Gaetano . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 11 : Erman-Fiorenzo . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1915, p. 570 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Jakob Philipp Hackert : Memorie De 'Pittori Messinesi E Degli Esteri che in Messina fiorirono dal secolo XII. fino al secolo XIX. Papparlando, Messina 1821 ( babel.hathitrust.org ).
- Francesco Susinno: Le Vite de 'Pittori Messinesi (= Università di Messina. Pubblicazioni dell' Istituto di storia dell 'arte medioevale e moderna. Volume 1). Testo, introduzione e note bibliografiche a cura di Valentino Martinelli. Le Monnier, Florence 1960.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Filocamo, Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1688 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Messina |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1743 |
| Place of death | Messina |