Scipione Pulzone
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Scipione Pulzone also known as Il Gaetano, was an Italian late Renaissance
Mannerist
or, more properly, "counter-Maniera
" painter active in Rome
. He was a disciple of Jacopino del Conte
.
Best known for his portraits, Pulzone painted Gregory XIII, Cardinal de' Medici and the Grand Duke Ferdinand de Medici, Eleonora de' Medici, and Maria de' Medici. He also painted an Assumption with the Apostles for San Silvestro al Quirinale
; a Pietà for the Gesu; and a Crucifixion for Santa Maria in Vallicella
.
Pulzone's Mater Divinae Providentiae, painted around 1580, inspired the Roman Catholic cult of devotion to Our Lady of Providence
.
around 1550 and initially trained in the workshop of Jacopino del Conte, Pulzone was one of the most original pictorial interpreters of the age of the Counter Reformation and one of the most esteemed artists active in Rome
in the second half of the 16th century. Many of his works, and especially the religious paintings, betray the marked influence of Gerolamo Siciolante from Sermoneta. He excelled above all in portraiture, displaying particularly high artistic quality in the rendering of details. He worked at the Neapolitan and Florentine courts as well as in Rome
, where he also painted the portraits of the popes of his day, namely Pius V and Gregory XIII. His major religious works included the Our Lady of the Assumption in the church of San Silvestro al Quirinale and the Christ on the Cross with Saints in Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome. He died at an early age in 1598.
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
Mannerist
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
or, more properly, "counter-Maniera
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
" painter active in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He was a disciple of Jacopino del Conte
Jacopino del Conte
Jacopino del Conte was an Italian Mannerist painter, active in both Rome and Florence.A native of Florence, Jacopino del Conte was born the same year as another Florentine master Cecchino del Salviati and, like Salviati and a number of other painters, he initially apprenticed with the influential...
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Best known for his portraits, Pulzone painted Gregory XIII, Cardinal de' Medici and the Grand Duke Ferdinand de Medici, Eleonora de' Medici, and Maria de' Medici. He also painted an Assumption with the Apostles for San Silvestro al Quirinale
San Silvestro al Quirinale
San Silvestro al Quirinale is a historic church in central Rome, Italy.-History:The first mentions of a church on the site are from 1039, when it was called Santo Stefano in Cavallo in recognition of its site on Monte Cavallo, a small hill in the Campo Marzio.In 1507, the church was granted to the...
; a Pietà for the Gesu; and a Crucifixion for Santa Maria in Vallicella
Santa Maria in Vallicella
Santa Maria in Vallicella, also called Chiesa Nuova, is a church in Rome, Italy, which today faces onto the main thoroughfare of the Corso Vittorio Emanuele...
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Pulzone's Mater Divinae Providentiae, painted around 1580, inspired the Roman Catholic cult of devotion to Our Lady of Providence
Our Lady of Providence
Our Lady of Providence or Our Lady of Divine Providence is a reference to Mary in relationship with Divine Providence. Various Roman Catholic groups have a particular devotion to Our Lady of Providence....
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Biography
Born in GaetaGaeta
Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 km from Rome and 80 km from Naples....
around 1550 and initially trained in the workshop of Jacopino del Conte, Pulzone was one of the most original pictorial interpreters of the age of the Counter Reformation and one of the most esteemed artists active in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in the second half of the 16th century. Many of his works, and especially the religious paintings, betray the marked influence of Gerolamo Siciolante from Sermoneta. He excelled above all in portraiture, displaying particularly high artistic quality in the rendering of details. He worked at the Neapolitan and Florentine courts as well as in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, where he also painted the portraits of the popes of his day, namely Pius V and Gregory XIII. His major religious works included the Our Lady of the Assumption in the church of San Silvestro al Quirinale and the Christ on the Cross with Saints in Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome. He died at an early age in 1598.