Alessandro Algardi意大利, 1595–1654St Michael Overcoming Satan
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倫敦, 英国
仍属馆藏，只是目前没有展出。
- 核实
- 此状态始于
- 出处
- 博物馆
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This is a bronze group designed by Alessandro Algardi (1595-1654), in the first quarter of the 17th century.
Alessandro Algardi (1595-1654) was an Italian sculptor, architect and draughtsman. Alongside Bernini he was the most important sculptor in Rome active around the middle of the 17th century. He produced the classizing antithesis to Bernini's High Baroque sculpture. They were seen and experienced at the time as rivals and equals.
The subject of St Michael overcoming Satan was quite popular in the Counter-Reformation time in Italy, allowing the Catholic Church to associate the theme with their 'battle' over the Protestants.
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The archangel Michael is the first of the angels. He is often represented in armour with a sword and standing over or fighting with a dragon or he is shown with scales. God sent him to overcome Lucifer and he is also regarded as the angel of the Resurrection. He would receive the souls of the dead weighing them in his balance.
维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆
作品信息
- 馆藏编号
- A.56-1951
画面内容
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出处
- 维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆
- 图片： 维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆 — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
与此同时，在Alessandro Algardi的生活中
完整生平c. 1615
The Duke of Mantua and the jewelers: first patrons
By the age of twenty, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, is already commissioning works from him, and local jewelers employ him for figurative designs; other accounts say he entered the duke's service as early as 1608. From his early years in Bologna come his two earliest known works, statues of saints made of chalk in the Oratory of Santa Maria della Vita.
1622 · 工作地
Mantua
1625
Moves to Rome with the Duke of Mantua's introduction
After a short stay in Venice he goes to Rome with an introduction from the Duke of Mantua to Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi, nephew of the late pope, who employs him for a time to restore ancient statues from his famous collection.
1625–1634
Years of struggling for recognition in Rome
Bernini and his studio, backed by Borghese and Barberini patronage, win most of the major Roman commissions, while Algardi struggles for recognition for nearly a decade: he takes small commissions — terracotta and a few marble portrait busts — and supports himself with small works like crucifixes. He is aided by friends, among them Pietro da Cortona and his fellow Bolognese Domenichino; he was also a friend of François Duquesnoy, Andrea Sacchi and Nicolas Poussin.
1625–1654 · 工作地
Rome
