Gagini family
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The Gagini or Gaggini were a family of architects and sculptors, originally from Bissone on Lake Lugano. This family founded Sicily's Gagini school, which flourished until the mid-1600s.[1]
Notable members
[edit]One of the most notable members include Domenico, who founded such school. One of the earliest records of his name involved a contract concluded in 1463, commissioning a monument in the church of the convent of San Francesco, Palermo, for Pietro Speciale.[2] His son, Antonello, is considered the most important of the Gaginis[2] and one of his works was the decorated arch in the Capella della Madonna in Trapani's Santuario dell'Annunziata.[1] He was also known for the decorations of the apse of the Palermo cathedral in 1510[2] and the statue of St. George and the Dragon with panels inside the Church of San Francesco D'Assisi.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Gioacchino Di Marzo, I Gagini e la scultura in Sicilia nei secoli XV e XVI, Palermo 1884
Image gallery
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Duomo of Genoa, Chapel of St. John the Baptist, external prospect by Domenico and Elia Gagini
Sarcofago Speciale, by Domenico Gagini, Church of San Francesco d'Assisi, Palermo
Portale del trionfo Doria, by Pace Gagini, Genoa
Adoration of the Magi on Via degli Orefici, Genoa
Syracuse, Cathedral, by Antonello Gagini, Saint Lucy
Assumption of the Virgin, by Antonello Gagini, Palermo Cathedral
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Clark, Gregor; Bonetto, Cristian (2017). Lonely Planet Sicily. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781786577320.
- 1 2 3 Sturgis, Russell; Davis, Francis (2013). Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building: An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition. New York: Dover Publications. p. 167. ISBN 9780486145921.
- ↑ Dummett, Jeremy (2015). Palermo, City of Kings: The Heart of Sicily. London: I.B.Tauris. p. 213. ISBN 9781784530839.
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