Jacopo Zoboli

Jacopo Zoboli (23 May 1681 – 22 February 1767) was an Italian painter.

Jacopo, or Giacomo Zoboli, born in

From 1718 to 1738, he lived in palazzo Petroni in Piazza del Gesù (Jesus’ Square), within the residence of the ambassador of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio, located in Rome. Zoboli had his workshop not far from the residence, in the premises of Palazzo Venezia (Venice Palace), hosted by Angelo Maria Querini (his presence at Palazzo Venezia is documented since at least 1727). From 1738 to 1760, Zoboli lived and worked on the second floor of Palazzo Farnese, thanks to cardinal Neri Maria Corsini, a pontifical diplomat and nephew of Pope Clement XIII. He then moved to Palazzo Savelli Orsini on Via Monte Savello (Savello Street) in the territory of the (then) parish of the Basilica of San Nicola in Carcere.

In August 1718, Zoboli joined the Archconfraternity of the Sacred Stigmata of St. Francis, a troupe which would gather in the surrounding of Santissime Stimmate di San Francesco (Church of the Most Holy Stigmata of St. Francis). Zoboli participated in these gatherings until his death. In 1724, Zoboli painted the Death of Caesar for the noble family of the Marquises Rangoni of Modena. For several scholars, this painting is the evidence of a pre-neoclassicism in the Roman context, particularly within the Academy of San Luca Accademia di San Luca. According to Rudolph, Zoboli "painted works that show a surprising anticipation of Neoclassicism of the second half of the 18th century". For other authors, although it is not proven that Zoboli is a precursor of neoclassicism, he was nonetheless capable of interpreting the aesthetic ideals of a rationalistic Arcadia "opposed to the effusions of the Baroque"; according to Vittorio Casale, Zoboli is certainly an expression of a "conscious proto-neoclassicism".

Zoboli was active primarily in

Many paintings by Zoboli, although mentioned in various documentary sources, are currently unidentifiable or have been destroyed. Regarding numerous foreign commissions in different European states, the Nativity of Jesus and Santa Caterina Fieschi commissioned by King John V of Portugal; the Blessed Giovanni Regis enjoys the glory of heaven (1716–1719), commissioned by Prince Elector Maximilian II of Bavaria; the Transport of the Ark with David dancing and the Judgment of Solomon sent to London; the Madonna with Child and other figures sent to Cologne; St. John Nepomuceno with angels sent to Prague; and Pieta with the Maries sent to Vienna cannot be located. Additionally, about thirty works destined for churches and palaces in Rome are also untraceable, according to a detailed list published by Maria Barbara Guerrieri Borsoi. In the past, some paintings have been erroneously attributed to Zoboli. In particular: the Marriage of Mary and the Presentation at the Temple in the Italian Capuchin church in Coimbra and the Suicide of Lucretia in the National Gallery of Dublin.

By express testamentary will, he was buried in the Chiesa della stantissima stigmata-Church of the Most Holy Stigmata of St. Francis in Rome, although the exact location of his tomb is currently unknown.

Paintings

• Madonna with Child, Saint Geminianus, and Saint Anthony the Abbot, altarpiece in the parish church of Sant'Adriano III in Spilamberto (Modena), 1714
• Death of Saint John Francis Regis, in the sacristy of the church of Gesù, Rome, 1720
• Altarpiece depicting Saint Francesca Romana in the chapel of the same name in the church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome, 1724
• Saint Luigi Gonzaga among the plague-stricken, chapel of St. Philip Neri in the Basilica of Saints Ambrose and Charles at the Corso, Rome, 1726
• The Communion of Stanislaus Kostka, chapel of St. Philip Neri in the Basilica of Saints Ambrose and Charles at the Corso, Rome, 1726
• Saint Matthew imposes the veil on Iphigenia (daughter of the Ethiopian king) and the Virgins, Church of San Matteo, Pisa, circa 1735
• Death of Caesar, Buitoni collection, Perugia, 1724
• Death of Pompey, Buitoni collection, Perugia, 1731
• Encounter between the Holy Virgin and Elizabeth, in the basilica of Sant'Eustachio, Rome, 1727
• Saint Jerome listens to the trumpet of the Last Judgment, in the basilica of Sant'Eustachio, Rome, 1729
• Martyrdom of Saint John Nepomucene, private collection, Rome, circa 1730
• Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, in Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara, Rome, circa 1730
• Preaching of Saint Vincent de Paul, Sala Unica, Palazzo Corsini alla Lungara, Rome, 1737
• The Martyrdom of Blessed John da Prado, Gallery of Palazzo Barberini, Rome Saint Luigi Gonzaga helps a sick person with Madonna and Child, San Domenico, Sant'Ambrogio, and Santa Caterina da Siena, private collection, Rome
• Martyrdom of Saint Eleutherius, first altar on the right of the church of San Giovanni della Pigna, Rome, 1738
• Vision of Saint Andrew Corsini before the Virgin on the left altar of the church of Gesù Bambino all'Esquilino, Rome, 1738
• Portrait of Cardinal Angelo Maria Querini, oval on plaque, right column of the triumphal arch in the Basilica of Santa Prassede, Rome, 1747
• Holy Family, altarpiece of the Chapel of Saint Joseph, Basilica of Sant'Apollinare, Rome, 1748 Cartoons of the mosaics of the Chapel of the Madonna della Colonna, in the Basilica of St. Peter's in the Vatican, 1742-1748
• Madonna with Child and Saints, Church of San Giovanni Evangelista, Tivoli Madonna with Child and Saints Peter and Paul, Church of San Paolo Apostolo, Genazzano (Rome)
• Saint Anthony the Abbot tempted by demons driven away by Saint Michael, Church of the Holy Family in Sezze (Latina) Mary receives the Annunciation of the Angel, in the second chapel on the left of the Church of Saints Peter and Caesarius, Guardea (Terni)
• Madonna with Child and two Saints (Saint Francis de Sales and Saint George), Church of Santa Maria della Pietà, Prato Archangel Michael, at the second altar on the right in the Church of Sant'Agostino (Modena), Modena, 1734 (in the current location since 1774, originally painted for the main altar of the then Church of San Michele, now dedicated to San Giovanni Battista)
• The Four Miracles of Saint Vincent Ferrer, in the chapel of San Domenico in the right transept of the Church of San Domenico (Modena), Modena, 1736
• Assumption and Apostles, altarpiece of the main altar of the new cathedral of Brescia, 1733
• Saint Philip Neri kneeling before the Madonna, Church of Santa Maria della Pace, Brescia, 1745
• Assumption, altarpiece of the Church of Santa Maria Assunta in the locality of Chiesanuova in Brescia, 1748 (in Chiesanuova since 1803, previously at the main altar of the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli (Brescia) attached to the convent of the Augustinian nuns)
• Portrait of Cardinal Angelo Maria Querini, Chapter Room of the new Cathedral of Brescia, Brescia, 1727
• Stoning of Saint Stephen in the Cathedral of Saint Stephen (Bracciano), Bracciano (Rome)
• Baptism of Jesus Christ in the Cathedral of Saint Stephen (Bracciano), Bracciano (Rome) Ecstasy of Saint Clare of Montefalco in the Church of Santa Maria Novella (Bracciano), Bracciano (Rome)
• Triumph of Faith, sacristy of the Monastery of the Holy Cross (Coimbra) in Portugal, 1745
• Saint Francis of Sales and Blessed Joan Frances de Chantal, Visitation Monastery in Madrid, 1754
• Immaculate Conception, in the Church of Saint Anthony in Campo Marzio, Rome, 1756
• Esther and Ahasuerus, oil on canvas (83x102 cm), private collection
• Episodes of Roman history
• Saint Jerome in Meditation, Bper Gallery, Modena
• Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, Estense Gallery, Modena, 1708-1712 Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Estense Gallery, Modena, 1708-1712
• Self-portrait in youth, Civic Museum, Modena
• Weeping Saint Peter, Civic Museum, Modena The Triumph of Faith, Civic Museum, Modena
• Madonna with Child Enthroned and Saint Philip Neri, Civic Museum, Modena
• Immaculate Conception, Civic Museum, Modena Self-portrait in adulthood, Estense Gallery, Modena, circa 1730-1739
• Playing the Harp Before King Saul
• Numerous drawings and sketches in the British Museum in London, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Metropolitan Museum and Morgan Library & Museum in New York, the Museum of Roman Baroque in Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia
• Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, Church of Our Lady of the Porziuncola, Lisbon
• Marriage of the Virgin, Church of Our Lady of the Porziuncola, Lisbon

References

Attribution:  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1889). "Zoboli, Jacopo". In Armstrong, Sir Walter; Graves, Robert Edmund (eds.). Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (L–Z). Vol. II (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.

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