Pietro Cavallini
Pietro Cavallini (1259 – c. 1330) was an Italian painter and mosaic designer working during the late Middle Ages.
Biography
Little is known about his biography, though it is known he was from Rome, since he signed pictor romanus.
His first notable works were the fresco cycles for the
His Last Judgment in the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome, painted c. 1293 and considered Cavallini's masterwork, demonstrates an artistic style known as Roman naturalism. This naturalism influenced the work of artists working in other Italian cities such as Florence and Siena.
In the
In Florence, the influence of classical Roman forms combined with the Byzantine artistic heritage of the region to spark an interest in volumetric, naturalistic paintings and statuary. This work is in stark contrast to the comparatively flat and ornamented Gothic, International Gothic, and Byzantine styles.
This naturalism is also evident in the
Giotto's work in the
From 1308 Cavallini worked in
Cavallini's pupils included Giovanni di Bartolommeo.
Works
His works include:
- Jael and Tisseran (date unknown), watercolour
- Scenes from the life of Mary (c. 1298), mosaics at the apse of Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome.[1] The six scenes were made by the order of Bertoldo Stefaneschi, brother of Cardinal Giacomo Gaetani Stefaneschi, and include a donor portraitof him. These mosaics are praised for their realistic portrayal and attempts at perspective:
- Nativity of the Virgin
- Annunciation
- The Birth of Jesus
- Adoration of the Magi
- Presentation in the Temple
- Dormition
- The Last Judgment (1295–1298), part of fresco cycle at Santa Cecilia in Trastevere in Rome.
The apse paintings at
The apse mosaic of the
The illustrated Clement Bible has been attributed to Cavallini or his workshop.
References
Sources
- Enio Sindona, Pietro Cavallini, editorial Italian Institute, Milan 1958.
- Guglielmo Matthiae, Pietro Cavallini, De Luca, Rome 1972.
- Paul Hetherington, Pietro Cavallini: a study in the art of Late Medieval Rome, The Sagittarius Press, London 1979. ISBN 978-0-9503163-3-8
- Angiola Maria Romanini, The Eyes of Isaac. Classicism and scientific curiosity between Giotto and Arnolfo di Cambio, in "Medieval art", ns, I (1987).
- Emma Simi Varanelli, From Isaac Master in Giotto. Contribution to the history of medieval perspectiva communis, in "Medieval Art", ns III (1989), p. 115-143.
- Serena Romano, Eclipse in Rome: mural painting in Rome and Lazio by Boniface VIII to Martin V (1295-1431), Argos, Rome 1992. ISBN 8885897142
- Alessandro Parronchi, Cavallini disciple of Giotto, Florence 1994. ISBN 8885977154
- Pierluigi De Vecchi and Elda Cerchiari, The Times of art, Volume 1 Simon and Schuster, Milano 1999
- Alessandro Tomei, Pietro Cavallini, Silvana, Cinisello Balsamo 2000. ISBN 8882151654
- Bruno Zanardi, Giotto and Pietro Cavallini: the question of Assisi and the medieval construction of fresco painting, Skira, Milan 2002. ISBN 8884910560
- Roman paintings of Giotto and Cavallini, catalogue of the exhibition held in Rome in 2004 by Thomas Angelo and Strinati Tartuferi, Electa, Milano 2004. ISBN 8837030622
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