Placido Saltamacchia
Placido Saltamacchia ( doc . 1595-1616 in Messina ) was a history and portrait painter in Sicily .
Life
Saltamacchia was a student of Deodato Guinaccia and Giovanni Simone Comandè . Its heyday in Messina began around 1595, and the works that have survived show the strong stylistic influence of Alonso Rodriguez .
He was seen as the "new Titian " because of his talent and high quality portraits . He is said to have created numerous portraits. He was especially famous for a pieta in the church of St. Nicholas in Messina. He is said to have died young around 1616 or shortly thereafter.
Works (selection)
- Chiesa S. Nicola dell'Arcivescivado (Messina) “Pieta”
- Convento Benedittines (Messina): “Annunciation” (1616)
literature
- Saltamacchia, Placido . In: Georg Kaspar Nagler (eds.): New general artist Lexicon: or messages from the life and works of the painter, sculptor, architect, engraver, etc . tape 14 : Rubens, A. – Santi, Rafael . EA Fleischmann, Munich 1845, p. 222 ( books.google.de ).
- Placido Saltamacchia. In: Jakob Philipp Hackert : Memorie De 'Pittori Messinesi e Degli Esteri che in Messina fiorirono dal secolo XII. fino al secolo XIX. Papparlando, Messina 1821, p. 67 (Italian, babel.hathitrust.org ).
- Saltamacchia, Placido . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935, p. 356 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Placido Saltamacchia. In: Jakob Philipp Hackert : Memorie De 'Pittori Messinesi e Degli Esteri che in Messina fiorirono dal secolo XII. fino al secolo XIX. Papparlando, Messina 1821, p. 67 ( babel.hathitrust.org ).
- ↑ Saltamacchia, Placido . In: Georg Kaspar Nagler (eds.): New general artist Lexicon: or messages from the life and works of the painter, sculptor, architect, engraver, etc . tape 14 : Rubens, A. – Santi, Rafael . EA Fleischmann, Munich 1845, p. 222 ( books.google.de ).
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SURNAME | Saltamacchia, Placido |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Messina |
DATE OF DEATH | after 1616 |
Place of death | Messina |