Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli
Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (commonly known as il Morazzone; 1573–1626[1]) was an Italian painter and draughtsman who was active in Milan. He is mainly known for his altarpieces, but his outstanding achievements are large decorative frescoes for the Sacro Monte di Varese and the Sacro Monte di Varallo.[2]
Life
He was born in
Caravaggio
. His depictions of martyrdom and ecstasy are imbued with the morbid religiosity characteristic of Lombardy in his age.
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He relocated to Milan in 1597. In Lombardy, he painted frescoes for the Cappella del Rosario in San Vittore in
San Gaudenzio in Novara, the altarpiece with the Virgin of the Rosary in the Certosa di Pavia[3] and the depiction of some of the Prophets frescoed for the nave of the Piacenza Cathedral, completed after his death by the Bolognese painter Guercino
.
Saints Secunda and Rufina. Collaboration between Il Morazzone, Procaccini and GB Crespi
(1620-1625)He also painted altarpieces for many churches in Northern Italy and canvases for private collectors. He collaborated with
Stefano & Gioseffo Danedi, Isidoro Bianchi, Giovanni Paolo & Giovanni Battista Recchi, Paolo Caccianiga, Tommaso Formenti, Giambatista Pozzi, and Cristoforo Martinolli della Rocca.[4]
References
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ Alberto Bertoni. "Morazzone." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 7 Feb. 2017
- ^ "Sesta cappella a destra". Museo Certosa di Pavia. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Le glorie dell'arte lombarda, by Luigi Malvezzi, 1882, page 248.
Sources
- Wittkower, Rudolf (1993). "Art and Architecture Italy, 1600-1750". Pelican History of Art. 1980. Penguin Books. pp. 98–102.
- Stoppa, Jacopo (2003). Il Morazzone.
- Lanzi, Luigi (1822). Storia Pittorica della Italia dal Risorgimento delle Belle Arti Fin Presso al Fini del XVIII Secolo. Vol. 4 (4th ed.). Florence: Presso Filippo Marchini. pp. 204–205.
External links
Media related to Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli at Wikimedia Commons
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