Michelangelo Naccherino (Florence, March 6, 1550 – Naples, February, 1622) was an Italian sculptor and architect, active mainly in the
Kingdom of Naples, Italy.
He supposedly was a pupil of
Giambologna in Florence, but due to disagreements moved to the
Kingdom of Naples in 1573. From 1575-1577, he was active in
Palermo, where he worked alongside
Camillo Camilliani
Camillo Camilliani ( fl. 1574–1603) was an Italian architect, military engineer and sculptor. He is mostly known for the design of watchtowers and other fortifications around the coasts of Sicily.
Life
Camillani was born in Florence sometime ...
in the construction of the
Fontana Pretoria, a project of
Francesco Camilliani.
Returning to Naples, he completed a number of
Mannerist
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projects such as the tomb of Alfonso Sanchez (1588–89) in the Basilica of
Santissima Annunziata Maggiore and a crucifix (1599) for the church of
San Carlo all'Arena
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. He also completed a ''Madonna della Sanità'' for the church of
Santa Maria della Sanità in the zone of
Materdei, where he lived.
In the early 1600s, he participated in a variety of projects, including the
Fontana di Santa Lucia and the
Fontana del Gigante (along with
Pietro Bernini
Pietro Bernini (6 May 1562 – 29 August 1629) was an Italian sculptor. He was the father of one of the most famous artists of Baroque, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, as well as the sculptor-architect Luigi Bernini.
Biography
Bernini was born in Sesto F ...
). In 1607, he submitted a design for the
Cappella del Tesoro di San Gennaro, in which he competed against
Ceccardo Bernucci,
Giovan Battista Cavagna,
Giulio Cesare Fontana,
Giovan Giacomo Di Conforto,
Dionisio Nencioni di Bartolomeo,
Francesco Grimaldi, and
Giovanni Cola di Franco. The latter two won the competition.
In 1612, he completed some tombs in the church of
Santo Stefano in
Capri, and in 1616, he returned to Florence to sculpt an ‘’Adam and Eve’’ for the
Boboli Gardens
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. Among those who worked with him were
Giuliano Finelli
Giuliano Finelli (1601–1653) was an Italian Baroque sculptor who emerged from the workshop of Bernini.
He was born in Carrara to a family of marble masons in a town associated with mining of the stone, and he initially trained with Michelangel ...
, Francesco Cassano, Tommaso Montani, Angelo Landi, and Mario Marasi.
Other works
* ''Pietà'', Chapel of
Palazzo of Monte di Pietà
*
Fontana di Santa Lucia (Villa Reale)
*
Fontana del Gigante (con
Pietro Bernini
Pietro Bernini (6 May 1562 – 29 August 1629) was an Italian sculptor. He was the father of one of the most famous artists of Baroque, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, as well as the sculptor-architect Luigi Bernini.
Biography
Bernini was born in Sesto F ...
)
* ''Statue'',
Fontana del Nettuno
* ''Madonna del Carmine'',
San Giovanni a Carbonara
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* ''Bust of Fabrizio Pignatelli'',
Church of Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini
* ''Christ Risen'',
Certosa di San Martino
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* ''Tomb of Ferdinando Maiorca'', Pontificia Reale Basilica of
San Giacomo degli Spagnoli, Naples
* ''Christ at the Column'',
Museo Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid, Spain
* ''Virgin and Child'', ''Jesus Nazareno'' church,
Cudillero
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, Spain
* ''Funerary statue of García de Barrionuevo'' (bronze), ''San Ginés'' church, Madrid, Spain
Bibliography
* Antonino Maresca di Serracapriola, ''Sulla vita e sulle opere di Michelangelo Naccherino: appunti'', Francesco Giannini & figli,
Napoli
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 ...
1890
* Antonino Maresca di Serracapriola, ''Michelangelo Naccherino scultore fiorentino allievo di
Giambologna: sua vita, sue opere, opere del suo aiuto Tomaso Montani e del principale suo allievo
Giuliano Finelli
Giuliano Finelli (1601–1653) was an Italian Baroque sculptor who emerged from the workshop of Bernini.
He was born in Carrara to a family of marble masons in a town associated with mining of the stone, and he initially trained with Michelangel ...
: con ventinove autotipie'', tipo-ed. meridionale anonima T.E.M.A.,
Napoli
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 ...
1924
* Francesco Cibarelli, ''La Chiesa di
San Carlo all'Arena
San Carlo all'Arena is a district of Naples, the regional capital of Campania, located north-east of the historic centre of the city. This quarter (''quartiere'') is named after the Church of San Carlo all'Arena and it constitutes - together wit ...
e il Cristo del Naccherino'', Francesco Giannini & figli,
Napoli
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 ...
1926
* Franco Strazzullo, ''Sul crocefisso marmoreo di Michelangelo Naccherino'', Archivio Storico Napoletano,
Napoli
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 ...
1952
* Michael Kuhlemann, ''Michelangelo Naccherino: Skulptur zwischen Florenz und Neapel um 1600'', Waxmann,
Münster
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1999,
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1550 births
1622 deaths
16th-century Italian sculptors
Italian male sculptors
17th-century Italian sculptors