Girolamo Alibrandi
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Girolamo Alibrandi (1470-1524), was an
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painter, born and active in Sicily, called the ''
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of Messina'' (''il Raffaello di Messina'').


Biography

Alibrandi received his first instruction in the school of the Antonj. The fame which
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, his countryman, had acquired in
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, induced him to visit that city. While there he received for a short time instruction from Antonello. He also enjoyed the friendship of
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. Alibrandi afterwards went to
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, where he became a disciple of
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. Alibrandi then went to Rome and studied the
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artifacts and the works of
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. From Rome he went to
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, and thence back to
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, where the town possesses his best works. His most important of work was a large picture of the ''
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'', painted in 1519 for the Chiesa della Candelora. It was later transferred into the church of San Nicolò dei Gentiluomini, and then, following severe damage in the earthquake of 1908, to the collection of the Museo Civico in Messina, where it remains. He also painted a ''Purification of the Virgin'' now in the Cathedral of Messina.Biographies of persons from Messina
Alibrando died of the plague in 1524 at Messina.


References

Attribution: * 1470 births 1524 deaths Painters from Messina 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub