Sebastian Carlone the Elder

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Seckau Basilica , Habsburg mausoleum, entrance area
Interior of the Habsburg mausoleum, view of the altar, left cenotaph

Sebastian Carlone (* before 1584 in Lanzo d'Intelvi ; † after 1612) was an Italian builder , sculptor and plasterer who worked in Styria. In the literature his first name is also given as Sebastiano or Bastian, erroneously also as Stefano and his surname as Carlan, Carlo, Carlon, Carlono, Carolan or Khorolan.

Origin and life

Little is known about the life of Sebastian Carlone. He comes from the Italian artist family Carlone and was born in Scaria, today's Lanzo d'Intelvi . In 1584 he came to Styria and entered the court service of the Habsburgs . It is known that he spent the winter of 1599/1600 with his family in northern Italy and that after his return in 1600 he was awarded a gold chain of honor by Archduke Ferdinand II . On June 18, 1600 he was appointed court sculptor. After 1612 returned to his homeland.

Works

Carlone's works include:

  • the mausoleum for Archduke Karl II in the basilica Seckau is considered to be his main work. From 1589 he worked initially as an employee of Alessandro de Verda . After Verda was recalled on August 28, 1592, Carlone worked on the mausoleum with his own completely different concept until 1611/12. Among other things, he designed the cenotaph made of polychrome marble with portrait figures of the ruling couple.
  • the stucco work of the vaults in the court chapel on the third floor of the Friedrichsbau on the courtyard side of the Graz Castle between 1596 and 1599.
  • the stucco decoration of the court chapel of the Neue Burg in Judenburg, which is no longer preserved, between 1600, 1601 and 1605. He was supported by two of his cousins.
  • three fountains, no longer preserved today, in the "hermitage" in the Grazer Hofgarten in 1603.
  • two sandstone heraldic cartouches at the Old University in Graz, Bürgergasse 2 - Hofgasse 14, probably 1609 as a "court sculptor"

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Entry about Sebastian Carlone the Elder on Artisti Italiani in Austria , a project of the University of Innsbruck, accessed on September 3, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Carlone, Sebastian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian builder, sculptor and plasterer
DATE OF BIRTH before 1584
PLACE OF BIRTH Lanzo d'Intelvi
DATE OF DEATH after 1612