Sebastiano Guzzone
Sebastiano Guzzone (born September 13, 1856 in Militello in Val di Catania , † February 11, 1890 in Florence ) was an Italian painter from Sicily .
Life
Guzone's talent as a portraitist was already noticed in Militello, such as the portrait of Antonino Morana , Bishop of Caltagirone from 1872 until his death in 1879 , which is now in the Chiesa San Nicolo of Militello. At a young age Guzzone went to Rome , where he received his first drawing lessons from the copyist Filippo Casabene. He then attended the Accademia di San Luca , where he dealt with the art of the Renaissance and, in addition to several awards, received several important scholarships.
This was followed by stays in Paris and London (1878), where his portrait art was very well received.
His pictures have been shown in exhibitions in Rome (1881–1882) and Venice (1887), including a cycle of paintings about Francesco Petrarca , the painting " Cosimo de 'Medici surprises his daughter at an amorous celebration" and " Hamlet and Ophelia " .
Guzzone died while studying in Florence.
Works
- Museo Civico, Sala Guzzone (Militello): “Portrait of Donna Gaetanina Baldanza” (1889; the wife of Guzzone), “Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria” and several drawings
- Galleria Nazionale d 'Arte Moderna (Rome): "Festa in Chiesa"
- O'Leary Antiques Auctions, Needham (Massachusetts) , (USA); Auction on November 7, 2009: watercolor of a man
- Du Mouchelles Art Gallery, ( Detroit Mi., USA); Auction October 11, 2008: Painting "The Wedding"
literature
- Guzzone, Sebastiano . In: Hans Wolfgang Singer (Ed.): General Artist Lexicon. Life and works of the most famous visual artists . Prepared by Hermann Alexander Müller . 5th unchanged edition. tape 2 : Gaab – Lezla . Literary Institute, Rütten & Loening, Frankfurt a. M. 1921, p. 111 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Guzzone, Sebastiano . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 15 : Gresse – Hanselmann . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1922, p. 372 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- D. Mario Ventura: Sebastiano Guzzone, pittore. CITEM, Catania 1960.
- Gioacchino Barbera: Guzzone, Sebastiano. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 61: Guglielmo Gonzaga-Jacobini. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2003.
Web links
- Guzzone Sebastiano. antoniorandazzo.it
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guzzone, Sebastiano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 13, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Militello in Val di Catania |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 11, 1890 |
| Place of death | Florence |