Girolamo Genga

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Girolamo Genga
Portrait from "Le Vite" by Giorgio Vasari, edition of 1568.
Born
Girolamo Genga

c. 1476
near Urbino, Italy
Died(1551-07-11)11 July 1551
near Urbino, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known for
MovementHigh Renaissance
'Flight of Aeneas from Troy', fresco painting by Girolamo Genga, 1507-1510, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena

Girolamo Genga (c. 1476 – 11 July 1551) was an Italian painter and architect of the late Renaissance, Mannerist style.

Life and career

Genga was born in a region near

Timoteo della Vite; and in the latter city he painted various compositions for Pandolfo Petrucci, a leading local statesman,[1] among which The Abduction of Helen, now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg
.

Returning to Urbino, he was employed by Duke Guidobaldo da Montefeltro in the decorations of his palace, and showed extraordinary aptitude for theatrical adornments.[1] He is recorded as having helped design the decorations for the Duke's funeral in 1508.[citation needed] From Urbino, he travelled to Rome and painted one of his masterpieces, The Resurrection, for the church of Santa Caterina da Siena.[1]

Raffaellino dal Colle. The duke of Urbino was eventually restored to his dominions; he took Genga with him, and appointed him the ducal architect and decorator. He worked extensively on the Villa Imperiale on Mount Accio
.

Among his work in Urbino, was the scenography of plays, for example,

Castiglione described the sumptuous decoration (presumably Genga's) of the performance of Bibbiena’s
La Calandria in Urbino on 6 February 1513. He also decorated the chapel of San Martino in the cathedral.

Genga was a sculptor as well as a musician. Among his pupils was his own son Bartolommeo (1518–1558), who became a respected architect. There are few extant paintings by Genga. One of his leading works is in the church of

Mantua cathedral; and fortifications near Pesaro.[1]

Genga retired to a house in the vicinity of Urbino, continuing still to produce designs in pencil.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Chisholm 1911.
  2. ^ Andrew Hopkins, 2002. Italian Architecture from Michelangelo to Borromini, p.23f.
  3. ^ Hopkins 2002 p 24.
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Genga, Girolamo". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 594.
  • Freedberg, Sydney J. (1993). Pelican History of Art (ed.). Painting in Italy, 1500-1600. pp. 263–265 Penguin Books Ltd.
  • RAI Biography.
  • Hobbes, James R. (1849). Picture collector's manual adapted to the professional man, and the amateur. London: T&W Boone.
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