Giacomo Cordelli was an Italian painter, active circa 1600–1620.
Biography
He was born in
Viterbo
Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in the Lazio region of central Italy, the capital of the province of Viterbo.
It conquered and absorbed the neighboring town of Ferento (see Ferentium) in its early history. ...
, and is known for the lunette frescoes, depicting old-testament subjects, in the choir adjacent to the Augustinian church of the Santissimi Trinita in the town. The style is a late-mannerist style, somewhat crude and recalling the style of painting used on
maiolica. The subjects include:
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Samson drinks from the jawbone of an ass
*Into the
Philistine
The Philistines ( he, פְּלִשְׁתִּים, Pəlīštīm; Koine Greek (LXX): Φυλιστιείμ, romanized: ''Phulistieím'') were an ancient people who lived on the south coast of Canaan from the 12th century BC until 604 BC, when ...
grain fields, Samson releases the jackals (or wolves) with flames tied to their tails
*Samson carries away the portals of Gaza
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Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the Furnace
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Habakkuk
Habakkuk, who was active around 612 BC, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Almost al ...
, transported by the angel, brings food to Daniel in the lion's den
* Abraham and the three angels
The frescoes depicting the life of Saint Augustine were painted by
Marzio Ganassini. Some sources attribute to him engineering works.
Brevi notizie della città di Viterbo, e degli uomini illustri dalla medesima
by Gaetano Coretini, Stamperia di San Michele a Ripa Grande, presso paolo Giunchi, (1774) Page 129.
References
1500s births
1600s deaths
Painters from Lazio
17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
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