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San Nicola Alla Carità
The church of St. Nicholas the Charitable (it: Chiesa di San Nicola alla Carità) is a church located on via Toledo, almost midway between Piazza Carità and Piazza Dante (Naples), Piazza Dante in Naples, Italy. History The church was founded in 1647, thanks to a donation of about 6000 ducats to the Pious Workers Rural Catechists, Pious Workers by a nobleman of the time, as a reward for their welfare work. The building of the church, designed by Onofrio Antonio Gisolfi, was interrupted by the plague that struck the city in 1656, and was completed in 1682 by Cosimo Fanzago, who worked under the patronage of Cardinal Diego Innico Caracciolo di Martina. The church underwent various reconstructions. In eighteenth century the facade was rebuilt by Salvatore Gandolfo, following designs of Francesco Solimena. During the ten years of French occupation, the church was deconsecrated and it housed a Corps of Engineers. In 1843 the structure was restored by Guglielmo Turi. The Church houses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Via Toledo
Via Toledo is an ancient street and one of the most important shopping thoroughfares in the city of Naples, Italy. The street is almost long and starts at Piazza Dante (Naples), Piazza Dante and ends in Piazza Trieste e Trento, near Piazza del Plebiscito. History The street was created by Spanish viceroy Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga, Pedro de Toledo, 2nd Marquis of Villafranca in 1536, who entrusted Ferdinando Manlio, an Italian architect. Over the centuries, the reputation of the street was enhanced through being a stop on the Grand Tour. On 15 May 1848, the street was the scene of the repression of Neapolitan liberals who defended the recently established constitution. Between the 1930s and the '50s, the street was modified by the construction of taller buildings, especially near the area of Piazza Carità. From 18 October 1870 to 1980, the street was called "Via Roma", to celebrate Italian unification. In 2012, "Toledo" metro station opened, and the street became closed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guglielmo Turi
Guglielmo () is the Italian form of the masculine name William. It may refer to: People with the given name Guglielmo: * Guglielmo I Gonzaga (1538–1587), Duke of Mantua and Montferrat * Guglielmo Achille Cavellini (1914–1990), influential Italian art collector and mail artist * Guglielmo Agnelli (c. 1238 – 1313), Italian sculptor and architect * Guglielmo Bergamesco (16th century), Italian architect * Guglielmo Borremans (born 1672), Baroque painter * Guglielmo Caccia (1568–1625), Italian painter * Guglielmo da Leoni (c. 1664 – 1740), Italian painter and engraver * Guglielmo da Marsiglia (1475–1537), Italian painter of stained glass * Guglielmo della Porta (c. 1500 – 1577), Italian architect and sculptor * Guglielmo della Scala (died 1404), Lord of Verona * Guglielmo Ebreo da Pesaro (15th century), Italian dancing-master * Guglielmo Embriaco (born c. 1040), Genoese merchant and military leader * Guglielmo Ferrero (1871–1942), Italian historian, journalist and novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Giordano
Luca Giordano (18 October 1634 – 3 January 1705) was an Italian late-Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples and Rome, Florence, and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain. Early life and training Born in Naples, Giordano was the son of the painter Antonio Giordano. In around 1650 he was apprenticed to Ribera on the recommendation of the viceroy of Naples and his early work was heavily influenced by his teacher. Like Ribera, he painted many half-length figures of philosophers, either imaginary portraits of specific figures, or generic types. He acquired the nickname ''Luca fa presto'', which translates into "Luca paints quickly." His speed, in design as well as handiwork, and his versatility, which enabled him to imitate other painters deceptively, earned for him two other epithets, "The Thunderbolt" (''Fulmine'') and "The Proteus" of painting. Following a period studying in Rome, Parma and Venice, Gior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovan Battista Lama
'' Lot and his daughters'' Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen Giovanni Battista Lama (1673–1748) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Naples. He primarily painted historical canvases. Along with Paolo de Matteis, he was pupil to the painter Luca Giordano Luca Giordano (18 October 1634 – 3 January 1705) was an Italian late-Baroque painter and printmaker in etching. Fluent and decorative, he worked successfully in Naples and Rome, Florence, and Venice, before spending a decade in Spain. Ear .... In turn, the painter Antonio Capulongo was his pupil. References * 1673 births 1748 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Maria Rossi
Nicola Maria Rossi, also known as Nicolò Maria (Naples, 1690 – Naples, 23 April 1758) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque. Biography At the age of 15 years, he had begun studying a classic education, but after a fireworks injury damaged on eye, he became a pupil of Francesco Solimena in 1706. Nicola later likely tutored Corrado Giaquinto while in that studio. Rossi painted an altarpiece of the ''Immaculate Conception with Saints and Bishops'' for the church of the Cappuccinelle sopra Ponte Corbo. Rossi was called to Vienna, to paint a Hall for the Marquis of Refrano, a counselor for the Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI. He depicted ''Heroic virtue crowned by Glory, Fame, and other Virtues''. In Vienna, he also painted portraits of the chancellor, the Count of Zinzendorff, and others in the court. Her returned to Naples, where he worked for the Viceroy Aloys Thomas Raimund Graf Harrach. He painted allegoric and mythologic panels, as well as large canvases depicting the vice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo De Maio
Paolo de Maio or Paolo de Majo (15 January 1703 – 20 April 1784) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque or Rococo period. Biography Paolo de Maio was born in Marcianise, province of Caserta, in the region of Campania. His brother Ludovico de Majo (born in Maricianise on 12 October 1695) was also a painter. Paolo de Maio was a pupil of Francesco Solimena in Naples. He was prolific in Naples, painting the cupola and around the windows for the church of Santa Maria Egiziaca a Forcella; a ''San Domenico'' (1742) for the church of Gesù e Maria at Corso Umberto; a ''San Niccolò'' (1772) for the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie a Caponapoli; the ''Four Evangelists'' for the church of Trinità in via Roma; as well as frescoes for the ceiling of the church of Monte Cassino. He painted a canvas depicting ''San Gennaro'' for a church in Mugnano del Cardinale, as well as ''Evangelists'' (1782) for the church of Verginiani in Casamarciano. He painted a number of canvases in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco De Mura
Francesco de Mura (21 April 1696 – 19 August 1782) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque period, active mainly in Naples and Turin. His late work reflects the style of neoclassicism. Life Francesco de Mura, also referred to as ''Franceschiello'', was a pupil of Francesco Solimena, then later with Domenico Viola, where he met his contemporary, Mattia Preti. While still in his teens he painted frescoes (1715) in San Nicola alla Carità in Naples. He painted ten canvases of the ''Virtues'' and an ''Adoration of the Magi'' (1728) for the church of Santa Maria Donnaromita. His other works include frescoes of the ''Adoration of the Magi'' (1732) in the apsidal dome of the church of the Nunziatella. De Mura also painted portraits. Among his pupils were Pietro Bardellino, Giacinto Diano, Fedele Fischetti, Oronzo Tiso, Nicola Menzele and Girolamo Starace. Selected works Dated * ''Saint Benedict Welcomes Totila'' (vers 1710), study for the frescoes at the church of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Gioffredo
Mario Gaetano Gioffredo, also called the ''Neapolitan Vitruvius'' (14 May 1718 – 8 March 1785), was an Italian architect, engineer, and engraver. Biography He was born and died in Naples 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 adminis .... He trained under Martino Buonocore. He was active in a Neoclassical style. He designed the Palazzo Partanna in Naples. He also worked in designs for the Teatrino of the Palazzo d'Afflitto (1748); the design of the Palazzo Latilla (1754), and the Palazzo Cavalcanti (1762). He designed the church of Spirito Santo (1774), and the monasteries of Maria Maddalena and Santa Caterina da Siena. He wrote a treatise of architecture (1768). In 1783, he was named the Royal architect to the Neapolitan Court, but had become blind.Napoli-Signorelli; pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Troccola
Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 400 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 200 since the mid 20th century. In the English language it is translated as Anthony, and has some female derivatives: Antonia, Antónia, Antonieta, Antonietta, and Antonella'. It also has some male derivatives, such as Anthonio, Antón, Antò, Antonis, Antoñito, Antonino, Antonello, Tonio, Tono, Toño, Toñín, Tonino, Nantonio, Ninni, Totò, Tó, Tonini, Tony, Toni, Toninho, Toñito, and Tõnis. The Portuguese equivalent is António ( Portuguese orthography) or Antônio (Brazilian Portuguese). In old Portuguese the form Antão was also used, not just to differentiate between older and younger but also between more and less important. In Galicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paolo De Matteis
Paolo de Matteis (also known as ''Paolo de' Matteis''; 9 February 1662 – 26 January 1728) was an Italian painter. Biography He was born in Piano Vetrale, a hamlet of Orria, in the current Province of Salerno, and died in Naples. He trained with Francesco di Maria in Naples, then with Luca Giordano. He served in the employ of the Spanish Viceroy of Naples. From 1702 to 1705, de' Matteis worked in Paris, Calabria, and Genoa. In Genoa, he painted an ''Immaculate Conception with St. Jerome Appearing to St. Sevrio''. Returning to Naples, he painted decorative schemes for Neapolitan churches, including the vault of the chapel of San Ignatius in the church of Gesù Nuovo in Naples. He also painted an ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the Abbey at Monte Cassino. Between 1723 and 1725, de' Matteis lived in Rome, where he received a commission from Pope Innocent XIII. He had as pupils Filippo Falciatore, Francesco Peresi, and members of the Sarnelli family including Francesco, Gennaro, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latin Cross
A Latin cross or ''crux immissa'' is a type of cross in which the vertical beam sticks above the crossbeam, with the three upper arms either equally long or with the vertical topmost arm shorter than the two horizontal arms, and always with a much longer bottom arm. If displayed upside down it is called St. Peter's Cross, because he was reputedly executed on this type of cross.Joyce Mori, ''Crosses of Many Cultures'' (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1998), p. 32 When displayed sideways it is called St. Philip's cross for the same reason. History In a broad sense, the Latin cross is used to represent all of Christianity and Christendom, given that it teaches that Jesus sacrificed himself for humanity upon it, atoning for the sins of the world. It is especially used among the denominations of Western Christianity, including the Roman Catholic tradition and several Protestant traditions, such as Lutheranism, Moravianism, Anglicanism, Methodism, and Reformed Christianity, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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