Sulla prima attività di Gregorio Guglielmi La ricerca condotta dall’autore nelle chiese e archivi di Roma e di Praga ha prodotto una nuova conoscenza sulla prima attività del pittore romano Gregorio Guglielmi. Dopo un inizio come incisore (1734), egli fu incaricato da vari ordini religiosi (Gesuiti, Oratoriani, Servi di Maria, Agostiniani), di eseguire alcune pale d’altare e altre opere a carattere religioso, in parte ancora conservate. Particolare importanza riveste la sconosciuta commissione della tela dell’altare maggiore della chiesa degli Agostiniani a Praga e di una per un altare laterale della stessa chiesa nel 1739, di cui si pubblicano inediti documenti in appendice. L’autore ha anche identificato una tela ed un affresco inediti di Guglielmi nel palazzo del Commendatore dell’Ospedale di Santo Spirito in Saxia eseguiti poco prima del 1750.
Contribution to the early activity of Gregorio Guglielmi The article derives from a research carried out by the author in the churches and archives of Rome and Prague and throws fresh light on some aspects of the early work of the Roman painter Gregorio Guglielmi. It analyses at first some of Guglielmi’s experiments in the field of engraving (1734) and afterwards the various altarpieces commissioned to him by religious orders (Jesuits, Oratorians, Servants of Mary, Augustinians). Some of this works still survive and can partially be reconstructed through indirect testimonies. In particular, the commission of the altarpiece of the Augustinians' church in Prague and another commission of 1739 for a side altar in the same church are investigated. The relevant unedited documents are to be found in the appendix. The author has also identified a canvas and a fresco by Guglielmi in the Palazzo del Commendatore of the Hospital of Santo Spirito in Saxia in Rome, performed shortly before the middle of the century.
Borsellino, E. (2009). Sulla prima attività di Gregorio Guglielmi. BOLLETTINO D'ARTE, CXIV, serie VII, n.1, 76-90.
Sulla prima attività di Gregorio Guglielmi
BORSELLINO, Enzo
2009-01-01
Abstract
Contribution to the early activity of Gregorio Guglielmi The article derives from a research carried out by the author in the churches and archives of Rome and Prague and throws fresh light on some aspects of the early work of the Roman painter Gregorio Guglielmi. It analyses at first some of Guglielmi’s experiments in the field of engraving (1734) and afterwards the various altarpieces commissioned to him by religious orders (Jesuits, Oratorians, Servants of Mary, Augustinians). Some of this works still survive and can partially be reconstructed through indirect testimonies. In particular, the commission of the altarpiece of the Augustinians' church in Prague and another commission of 1739 for a side altar in the same church are investigated. The relevant unedited documents are to be found in the appendix. The author has also identified a canvas and a fresco by Guglielmi in the Palazzo del Commendatore of the Hospital of Santo Spirito in Saxia in Rome, performed shortly before the middle of the century.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.