Domenico Antonio Vaccaro
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Domenico Antonio Vaccaro (June 3, 1678 – June 13, 1745) was an Italian painter, sculptor and architect. He created many important sculptural and architectural projects in Naples. His later works are executed in an individualistic Rococo style.[1]
Life
Domenico Antonio Vaccaro was born in Naples as the son of Lorenzo Vaccaro. His father Lorenzo was a pupil of Cosimo Fanzago. Domenico Antonio Vaccaro first studied under his father. He subsequently trained in the workshop of Francesco Solimena.[1]
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He initially dedicated himself to painting but from around 1707 he appears to have practised almost exclusively as a sculptor and architect. In the 1730s he resumed painting.[1]
Works of interest include a statue of Moses in the church of
He also designed the Palazzo Tarsia and Palazzo Caravita at
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Selected works
Architecture
- Church San Michele Arcangelo, Naples
- Church Santa Maria della Concezione a Montecalvario, Naples
- Palace of the Immacolatella, Naples
- Church Santa Maria della Stella, Naples (completion)
Sculptures
- San Gennaro, Naples Cathedral
- Guardian angel, in San Paolo Maggiore church, Naples
References
Sources
- Francesco Milizia, The lives of celebrated architects, ancient and modern. Volume I, (1826) Translated by Mrs. Edward Cresy, J. Taylor Architectural Library, High Holborn, London, Page 321.
- Benedetto Gravagnuolo e Fiammetta Adriani, Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. Sintesi delle Arti, Naples, Guida, 2005.
- Vincenzo Rizzo, Lorenzo e Domenico Antonio Vaccaro. Apoteosi di un binomio, Naples, Altrastampa, 2001.
External links
Media related to Domenico Antonio Vaccaro at Wikimedia Commons