Gagini family

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The Gagini or Gaggini were a family of architects and sculptors, originally from Bissone on Lake Lugano. This family founded Sicily's Gagini school, which flourished until the mid-1600s.[1]

Notable members

One of the most notable members include Domenico, who founded such school. One of the earliest records of his name involved a contract concluded in 1463, commissioning a monument in the church of the convent of San Francesco, Palermo, for Pietro Speciale.[2] His son, Antonello, is considered the most important of the Gaginis[2] and one of his works was the decorated arch in the Capella della Madonna in Trapani's Santuario dell'Annunziata.[1] He was also known for the decorations of the apse of the Palermo cathedral in 1510[2] and the statue of St. George and the Dragon with panels inside the Church of San Francesco D'Assisi.[3]

Pietro Gagini
SopranaDomenico GaginiCaterina
Giovanni GaginiCaterina de BlascoAntonello GaginiAntonina Valena
Giandomenico s.Antonino GaginiGiacomo GaginiBonifacio GaginiVincenzo GaginiFlora Gagini
Antonuzzo GaginiAnnibale GaginiFrancesco GaginiGiuseppe Gagini
Giandomenico j.Giuseppe Gagini

Bibliography

  • Gioacchino Di Marzo, I Gagini e la scultura in Sicilia nei secoli XV e XVI, Palermo 1884

References

  1. ^ a b Clark, Gregor; Bonetto, Cristian (2017). Lonely Planet Sicily. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781786577320.
  2. ^ a b c Sturgis, Russell; Davis, Francis (2013). Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building: An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition. New York: Dover Publications. p. 167. ISBN 9780486145921.
  3. ^ Dummett, Jeremy (2015). Palermo, City of Kings: The Heart of Sicily. London: I.B.Tauris. p. 213. ISBN 9781784530839.
  • opere di maestri ticinesi: Domenico Gaggini, Antonello Gaggini, etc.
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