Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli

Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli

Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli (1662-1719) was an Italian sculptor and gem-engraver of the late Baroque active in Florence, often using colorful and semi-precious pietra dura, a type of workmanship that became a specialty of Florence. He initially trained with Gaetano Giulio Zumbo. During his lifetime, worked under the supervision of Giovanni Battista Foggini, the master sculptor of the duchy. His masterpiece is the elaborate bust of Vittoria della Rovere ( [http://worldroots.com/brigitte/gifs8/vittoriadellarovere1622-2.jpg| see portrait] , the mother of Grand Duke of Tuscany Cosimo III, made from chalcedony (face), sardonyx (pupils), Sicilian jasper (lips), and black touchstone (bodice and veil). This project alone took nearly two decades to complete (1696-1713). It ultimately lacks the majesty of marble, and has the appearance of a wax museum portrait. It is found presently in Museo degli Argenti in Florence.

ources

* "Gli Ultimi Medici", Review by Peter Cannon-Brookes, in The Burlington Magazine, 1974, p 777-80.
*cite book | author= Bruce Boucher| year=1998| title= Italian Baroque Sculpture| chapter= | editor= | others= | pages= pp. 81-82| publisher= Thames & Hudson, World of Art| id= | url= | authorlink=


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Torricelli — may refer to:People* Evangelista Torricelli, an Italian physicist * Robert Torricelli, a former United States politician * Moreno Torricelli, a former Italian football player * Giuseppe Antonio Torricelli, an Italian sculptorOther* Torricelli… …   Wikipedia

  • Antonio Santini — (né en 1577 à Lucques, dans le Grand duché de Toscane et mort en 1662) est un astronome et mathématicien italien, qui fut un correspondant de Galilée. Biographie Originaire de Lucques, Antonio Santini devint marchand à Venise, puis se fit moine… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Leopoldo Torricelli — (* 2. Februar 1893 in Turin; † 18. November 1930 ebenda) war ein italienischer Radrennfahrer. Leopoldo Torricelli war Profi Radrennfahrer von 1912 bis 1929. Sein spektakulärster Erfolg auf der Straße war sein Sieg bei der Lombardei Rundfahrt im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 1662 in art — Events* (unknown)Paintings* The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (1661 1662, Rembrandt) * Ex Voto de 1662 by Philippe de Champaigne *Rembrandt van Rijn The Sampling Officials Births* Pierre Gobert, French painter (d. 1744) * Joseph Christophe (or… …   Wikipedia

  • 1719 in art — Events* Paintings* Antoine Watteau, PierrotBirths* May 29 Lorenzo De Caro, Neapolitan painter (d. 1777) * August 25 Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo, French painter (d. 1795) * date unknown Dominic Serres, French born painter of naval maritime… …   Wikipedia

  • Submarino General Sanjurjo (GS) — Torricelli General Sanjurjo (GS) Submarino General Sanjurjo Banderas …   Wikipedia Español

  • Juventus Turin/Meistermannschaften — Die Unterseite des Artikels Juventus Turin dient als Recherchehilfe und besteht aus diesem Grund aus einer Liste Saison Meistermannschaft 1905 Luigi Durante, Gioacchino Armano, Oreste Mazzia, Paul Arnold Walty, Giovanni Goccione, Jack Diment,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste der Biografien/To — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • FC Juventus Turin — Juventus Turin Voller Name Juventus Football Club S.p.A. Ort Turin Gegründet …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Juventus — Turin Voller Name Juventus Football Club S.p.A. Ort Turin Gegründet …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”