Umile da Petralia
Umile da Petralia or Petraia (* between 1580 and 1600 in Petralia Soprana ; † February 9, 1639 in Palermo ) was an Italian carver of the early Baroque in Sicily .
Life
The Minorite Father Umile da Petralia is considered to be one of the most important carvers of crucifixes and saints in the early Baroque, which are characterized by moving human expression. He was born Giovanni Francesco Pintorno between 1580 and 1600 in Petralia Soprana , a fief of the Duke of Montalto, the son of a woodcarver. He began his training in his father's workshop and then went to Palermo for further training. In 1616 he returned after his father's death, probably to continue his workshop. No documents are known about his life until 1623. Before 1623 he entered the Franciscan monastery of S. Maria di Gesù in Palermo and in November 1623 he was listed as "Frate Umile da Petralia Soprana". The novitiate took him to Nicosia , where he began to carve crucifixes, which can be found in numerous churches, especially in Sicily. In 1638 he moved to Palermo in the monastery of Sant'Antonio, where he died a year later and was buried in the church of Sant Antonino.
Works
30 crucifixes from his hand are considered certain and another 30 are attributed to him. You are in Acicatena, Agira , Agrigento , Aidone , Bisignano, Caltagirone , Caltanissetta , Campobello, Catania , Cerami , Chiaromonte , Collesano, Comiso , Cutro, Enna , Ferla , Galati Mamertino , Gangi , Messina , Milazzo , Mistretta , Mojo Alcantara , Mussomeli , Naro , Palermo , Petralia Soprana , Piazza Armerina , Pietraperzia , Randazzo and Salemi .
The authorship of the crucifixean Umile in Adrano , Caltanissetta , Caprileone, Castelbuono , Chiusa Sclafani , Grammichele , Gratteri , Isnello , Palermo , Pesaro , Petralia Sottana is controversial.
Outside Sicily, other works in Miglionico , La Valletta and Afragola are ascribed to him.
In addition to the crucifixes, an Ecce Homo is known in Palermo , Calvaruso (villa franca) from 1634 and in Mesoraca by Umile.
literature
- Umile da Petralia . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 27 : Piermaria – Ramsdell . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1933, p. 67 .
- Angelico da Ciminna: F. Umile da petralia, scultore del secolo 17. Tipografia Pontificia, Palermo 1913.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Umile da Petralia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Umile da Petraia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian baroque sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between 1580 and 1600 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Petralia Soprana |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1639 |
| Place of death | Palermo |