Gaspare Guercio
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Gaspare Guercio (1611 - 1670/1679) was an Italian artist, nicknamed 'Guercio' and a major proponent of the Sicilian Baroque. He was principally a sculptor but also a designer of decorative schemes for architectural projects.[1] He collaborated with his pupil Gaspare Serpotta, father of the more famous Giacomo Serpotta.
Life
[edit]Born in Palermo, he was trained in sculpture by his father, a reputed 'marmoraio' and sculptor in his own right.
Works
[edit]Palermo
[edit]Other
[edit]- St George Saving a Maiden, marble medallion, 1660, facade of Caccamo Cathedral.
- Altarpiece, marble, Santa Maria Assunta Basilica, Randazzo
- Saint Anne and the Virgin Mary as a Child, marble sculptural group, attributed, Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Burgio.
References
[edit]- ^ (in Italian) Francesco Abbate, Storia dell'arte nell'Italia meridionale, Volume 4, 2002, pag. 121-122,ISBN 8879897209
Bibliography
[edit]- (in Italian) Gaspare Palermo, "Guida istruttiva per potersi conoscere ... tutte le magnificenze ... della Città di Palermo", Volume IV, Palermo, Reale Stamperia, 1816.
External links
[edit]- (in Italian) Biographical archive, comune di Palermo [1]