Tommaso de Vigilia

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Tommaso de Vigilia (active 1444–1497 in Palermo ) was an Italian painter of the early Renaissance in Sicily .

life and work

Nothing is known about his training. From 1444 he was active in Palermo, his studio is documented from 1451 in the Seralcadi quarter (today Capo). His earliest documented work is the panel painting "Writing Johannes Evangelist ", signed by him and dated 1460 , which is now in the possession of the Palazzo Abatellis . Vigilia has been identified as a collaborator of the master of the famous “ Triumph of Death ” fresco in the Palazzo Abatellis.

Many of his works have been lost, including the triptych called "Enthroned Madonna with Saints Agathe, Lucia, Joseph and Caloger" from 1486, as well as his "Temple Passage of Mary" for the high altar of the Cathedral of Palermo .

Works

  • Santa Maria di Risalaimi ( Misilmeri ): removed frescoes "Four Holy Women" (around 1470)
  • Galleria Regionale della Sicilia : "Writing John Ev." (1460); Triptych for the Duca di Verdura “Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Theodore”; "Madonna and Child with John the Baptist and St. Benedict" and "Madonna Enthroned with Child and Chain"
  • Basilica ( Cefalù ): painted wooden cross (attributed by Raffaello Delogu)
  • Chiesa Carmine Maggiore (Palermo): panel painting “Madonna del Carmelo”
  • St. Domenico del Rosario ( Alcamo ): Fresco “Madonna della Stella” (1464)
  • Chiesa di S. Rosalia ( Bivona ): panel "Coronation of St. Rosalia" (1494)
  • Museo Diocesano di Palermo : panel painting

literature

personal data
SURNAME Vigilia, Tommaso de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH before 1444
PLACE OF BIRTH Palermo
DATE OF DEATH after 1497
Place of death Palermo