Stefano Giordano
Stefano Giordano (active in Messina in the mid-16th century ) was an Italian mannerist painter in Sicily .
Life
Giordano was a student and collaborator of Polidoro da Caravaggio , who came to Messina shortly after 1530.
Even if he worked with Polidoro on various occasions and completed some of his works, his independent works did not come close to the quality of his master, who was influenced by Raphael , since he often exaggerated his own Mannerist style, his coloring was based on the dull colors of the Ferrari School of Painting and the Figures took their expressiveness through a stereotypical mannerist composition scheme. His main work is a large-format triptych with a Last Supper and saints.
Most of his works were destroyed by the great Messina earthquake in 1908 .
Works (selection)
- Chiesa di Santa Maria Incoronata (Camaro Superiore): panel “The Journey of the Apostle James” (attributed to)
- Chiesa Madre ( Forza d'Agrò ): panel painting “Maeiä Annunciation” (1530) (attribution)
- Co-Cattedrale di San Giovanni ( Valletta , Malta ): crucifix (completed by Giordano)
- Chiesa di Sant Andrea Avellino (Messina): Madonna del Refugio with Saint Barbara ”
- Museo Regionale di Messina : panel “Adoration of the Shepherds” (1536) together with Polidoro da Caravaggio (formerly in the Chiesa Santa Maria dell'Altobasso of Messina)
- Museo Regionale di Messina: Triptych "Last Supper with Saints Cosmas and Damian " e Damiano (formerly in the Chiesa San Gregorio in Messina)
literature
- Enrico Mauceri : Intorno a Stefano Giordano pittore messinese del secolo XVI. In: Bollettino d'Arte. 10th year, booklet V / IV. 1916 pp. 144-146 (Italian, bollettinodarte.beniculturali.it PDF).
- Bernd Curt Kreplin : Giordano, Stefano . 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 14 : Giddens-Gress . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1921, p. 80 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Francesca Campagna Cicala: GIORDANO, Stefano. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 55: Ginammi – Giovanni da Crema. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2000.
- Giuseppe Grosso-Cacopardo: Guida per la citta di Messina. Giuseppe Pappalardo, Messina 1826 (2nd edition 1841, pp. 17, 77, 100 books.google.de ).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giordano, Stefano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 16th Century |