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Cosimo Fanzago
Cosimo Fanzago (Clusone, 12 October 1591 – Napoli, 13 February 1678) was an Italian architect and sculptor, generally considered the greatest such artist of the Baroque period in Naples, Italy. Facade Santa Maria della Sapienza. Biography Fanzago was born in Clusone (current Province of Bergamo) in a family of bronze-casters and architects. In 1608, after a short stay in Chieti, he moved to Naples. Here (according to what he wrote in 1612) he trained as a marble sculptor (''maestro di scultura di marmo'') and mason under the Tuscan sculptor Angelo Landi. His first important work was the sepulchre monument of Mario Carafa, a relative of Cardinal Carafa. His architectural debut was the design of San Giuseppe dei Vecchi a San Potito (completed 1669). According to an essay about Fanzago's life by count Fogaccia, in Naples he obtained the support of the Benedictines, the Viceroy Duke of Medina, Prince Caracciolo and the Carthusians, and soon opened a workshop of his own. 150px, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Italian People
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Santa Maria Egiziaca A Pizzofalcone
Santa Maria Egiziaca a Pizzofalcone is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic, Basilica church on the street of the titular name in the hill of Pizzofalcone, in the historic center of Naples, region of Campania, Italy. The church layout was initially designed by Cosimo Fanzago. History A small church was located at the site in 1616, but in 1639, a group of five Augustinian monks from the convent associated with the church of Santa Maria Egiziaca a Forcella founded a convent in a palace next to the small church. In 1648, they first hired Cosimo Fanzago to design the church. In 1665, the role fell to Francesco Antonio Picchiatti, and in 1691 to 1716 to Antonio Galluccio.Donatella Mazzoleni, ''Tra Castel dell'Ovo e Sant'Elmo'' il percorso delle origini, Electa, Napoli, 1995, pag. 104. The latter architects modified Fanzago's designs significantly. Architecture The entrance contains a scenic staircase, designed, as well as the dome, by Guglielmelli. It leads to a striking convex facade. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Domenico Maggiore, Naples
San Domenico Maggiore is a Gothic, Roman Catholic church and monastery, founded by the friars of the Dominican Order, and located in the square of the same name in the historic center of Naples. History The square is bordered by a street/alleyway popularly called " Spaccanapoli" (presently labeled via Benedetto Croce at this particular section of its considerable length) in the historic center of Naples. It was one of the three main east–west streets of the original Greek city of ''Neapolis''. To the east along Spaccanapoli, one reaches in a few blocks the Piazza of Gesu Nuovo and Santa Chiara. The Church of San Domenico Maggiore incorporates a smaller, original church built on this site in the 10th century, ''San Michele Arcangelo a Morfisa''. Charles II of Naples began the rebuilding that produced the Gotico Angioiano structure that comprises the present church. The work was done between 1283 and 1324, but the church has undergone modifications over the centuries, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gesù Nuovo, Naples
Gesù or Gesu may refer to: * Church of the Gesù, the mother church of the Society of Jesus **Church of the Gesù (other), other churches with the name * Jesus in the Italian language * Gesù Nuovo Gesù Nuovo ( it, New Jesus) is the name of a church and a square in Naples, Italy. They are located just outside the western boundary of the historic center of the city. To the southeast of the spire, one can see a block away the Fountain of Mont ..., a church and a square in Naples, Italy * Guarneri del Gesù, an Italian luthier from Cremona See also * Gesu School, a diverse Catholic elementary school {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spires Of Naples
The Spires of Naples ("spire" in Italian: ''guglia''; plural, ''guglie'') are monumental columns in the historic center of the city of Naples, Italy. These '' plague columns'' were built to celebrate the end of, or deliverance from, the plague. The columns may also be termed ''votive'' Marian and Holy Trinity columns, and could also be connected with non-pestilent calamities such as earthquakes or eruptions, or simply manifest faith, atonement, or expiation. The columns are generally named for the religious votive icon at the top. Most remaining columns were built in Catholic countries throughout Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. Their heavy ornateness characterizes Baroque architecture. In Naples, by chronological order of date of completion, three main spires can be found, as follows: *Spire of San Gennaro (begun 1636, completed 1650) in the square dedicated to Cardinal Sisto Riario Sforza. It is the work of Cosimo Fanzago, perhaps the greatest architect of the Neapolita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of Naples
The Naples Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Napoli; nap, Viscuvato 'e Napule), or Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary ( it, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, links=no), is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the seat of the Archbishop of Naples. It is widely known as the ''Cattedrale di San Gennaro'' (Cathedral of Saint Januarius), in honour of the city's patron saint. History The present cathedral in Angevin gothic style ( it, gotico angioino) was commissioned by King Charles I of Anjou. Construction continued during the reign of his successor, Charles II (1285–1309) and was completed in the early 14th century under Robert of Anjou. It was built on the foundations of two palaeo-Christian basilicas, whose traces can still be clearly seen. Underneath the building excavations have revealed Greek and Roman artifacts. The Archbishop's Palace adjoins the cathedral. Interior and artwork The cathedral gives access to the archaeological remains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's administrative limits as of 2022. Its province-level municipality is the third-most populous metropolitan city in Italy with a population of 3,115,320 residents, and its metropolitan area stretches beyond the boundaries of the city wall for approximately 20 miles. Founded by Greeks in the first millennium BC, Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited urban areas in the world. In the eighth century BC, a colony known as Parthenope ( grc, Παρθενόπη) was established on the Pizzofalcone hill. In the sixth century BC, it was refounded as Neápolis. The city was an important part of Magna Graecia, played a major role in the merging of Greek and Roman society, and was a significant cultural centre under the Romans. Naples served as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenzo Vaccaro
Lorenzo Vaccaro (1655 – 10 August 1706) was an Italian late-Baroque sculptor. He worked in a formalized restrained style. He was born in Naples, the son of a lawyer. He apprenticed with Cosimo Fanzago and Dionisio Lazzari. He was a close friend of Francesco Solimena. He was murdered at Torre del Greco in August 1706. His son Domenico Antonio Vaccaro was also a sculptor. The ceramic sculptor Giuseppe Laguidara Giuseppe Laguidara (16971742) was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, active in his native Naples. He became a pupil of Lorenzo Vaccaro Lorenzo Vaccaro (1655 – 10 August 1706) was an Italian late- Baroque sculptor. He worked in a for ... was one of his pupils. . Sources * ''A Bozzetto by Lorenzo Vaccaro'' Revies by Andrew Ciechanowiecki, The Burlington Magazine (1979) p250-253 * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaccaro, Lorenzo 1655 births 1706 deaths 17th-century Neapolitan people 17th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 18th-century Italian sculptor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Maria Maggiore Della Pietrasanta, Naples
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore della Pietrasanta is a Roman Catholic religious edifice located on Via Tribunali in central Naples, Italy. History Tradition holds the church was erected in 533 atop the ruins of a Temple of Diana; construction was instigated by the Bishop Pomponio of Naples, a relative of Pope John II. A church at the site, dedicated to Santa Maria Maggiore, was consecrated in 535. It was soon titled a minor basilica church. By 1654, the old church was threatening collapse, and reconstruction was pursued under the designs of Cosimo Fanzago, which led to the domed church with a Greek cross layout we see today. Work was soon interrupted due to lack of funds. There is evidence of a paleochristian basilica in the crypt, and the finding of an old stone carved with a cross gave the church part of its name. The bell tower was constructed in the 11th century. To the left of the entrance and obscuring the left lower facade, is in part, the Renaissance chapel: Capella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Teresa A Chiaia, Naples
Santa Teresa a Chiaia is a Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ... church in Naples, Italy. The church was founded in 1620, and completed in 1650-1662 by Cosimo Fanzago. The earthquake of 1688 damaged the church and required reconstruction. The church was originally called ''Santa Teresa Plaggie'', due to the place near the beach where it was located. The facade is rich in stucco decoration. The interior is a Greek cross plan with a statue of ''St Teresa'', by Fanzago on the main altar. The principal works in the church are the ''Infancy of Mary'', ''Repose in Egypt'', ''St Peter appears to St Teresa'' and ''St Peter of Alcantara providing confession to St Teresa'', by Luca Giordano. File:Teres5.jpg, Interior Bibliography *''Napoli e dintorni'', Touring clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sant'Agnese In Piazza Navona
Sant'Agnese in Agone (also called Sant'Agnese in Piazza Navona) is a 17th-century Baroque church in Rome, Italy. It faces onto the Piazza Navona, one of the main urban spaces in the historic centre of the city and the site where the Early Christian Saint Agnes was martyred in the ancient Stadium of Domitian. Construction began in 1652 under the architects Girolamo Rainaldi and his son Carlo Rainaldi. After numerous quarrels, the other main architect involved was Francesco Borromini. The church is a titular deaconry, with Gerhard Ludwig Müller being the current Cardinal-Deacon. As well as religious services, the church hosts regular classical concerts in the Borromini Sacristy, from sacred Baroque works to chamber music and operas. History The building of the church was begun in 1652 at the instigation of Pope Innocent X whose family palace, the Palazzo Pamphili, is adjacent to this church. The church was to be effectively a family chapel annexed to their residence (for exam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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