Vanvitelli 'svelato': due dipinti fuori contesto

• Autores: Giuseppe Sava
• Localización: Paragone. Parte arte, ISSN 1120-4737, Nº 129-130, 2016, págs. 30-44
• Idioma: italiano
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• Resumen

  • This article presents two magnificent altarpieces by Luigi Vanvitelli, housed in the Franciscan church in Cles, in the Trentino, but acquired in Rome in the years 1774-1776. Stylistically identifiable as by the great painter and architect, these canvases have eloquent parallels within the artist's graphic oeuvre. A number of clues and the evidence of early surces indicate that they came from the Roman church of Santi Alessandro e Bartolomeo dei Bergamaschi, in which Francesco Milizia mentions paintings by Luigi that have never been identified. The rediscovery of these early works, roughly datable to between 1728 and 1732, fills a significant gap in our knowledge of Vanvitelli as painter, and helps clarify the figurative aspects that shaped his art.