Zoppo di Gangi

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Zoppo di Gangi , actually Giuseppe Salerno (* 1570 in Gangi ; † 1620 ), was a painter of panel paintings and frescoes of the late mannerism of Spanish style in Sicily .

Life

Giuseppe Salerno was called “Zoppo di Gangi” (“The lame man from Gangi”) due to a walking error. This is how he signed his works. He was trained in the workshop of Filippo di Benedetto Paladini (1544-1616), a Mannerist painter. This was followed by a stay in Rome, where he continued his education in Guido Reni's workshop . From 1598 his work in Sicily is documented. In 1603, for an unknown reason, he had to seek refuge from the revenge of enemies in the Capuchin monastery of Carini . In the following years he painted numerous panels for churches all over Sicily.
Another, less important painter named Gasparo Vazzano (1570–1633), who was probably his classmate and at times also his collaborator, was named under the name “Zoppo di Gangi” . Named after Zoppo di Gangi is an exhibition room with paintings from the 18th century in the Diocesan Museum in the Archbishop's Palace of Palermo .

Works

  • Chiesa Madre (Gangi): Panel painting Christ as judge of the world
  • Chiesa Madre (Carini): painting Crocifisso tra S. Francesco e S. Onofrio
  • Chiesa dei Cappuccini ( Nicosia ): Madonna with angels and saints
  • Chiesa Madre dei SS. Apostoli Pietro e Paolo ( Petralia Soprana ): panel paintings
  • Duomo, S. Matteo and S. Gregorio churches ( Lercara Friddi ): several panel paintings
  • Basilica minore di San Pietro ( Collesano ) panel painting
  • Santa Caterina (Collesano) panel painting, perhaps by Vazzano
  • Chiesa Madre ( Sclafani Bagni ) panel painting, possibly by Vazzano

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personal data
SURNAME Gangi, Zoppo di
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salerno, Giuseppe (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Painter of panel paintings and frescoes of the late mannerism of Spanish style in Sicily
DATE OF BIRTH 1570
PLACE OF BIRTH Gangi
DATE OF DEATH 1620