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Tiburzio Passarotti or Passerotti (1553 – 22 November 1612) was an Italian painter, primarily of religious subjects.
Tiburzio Passarotti or Passerotti (1553 – 22 November 1612) was an Italian painter, primarily of religious subjects.
Biography
Passarotti was born inBologna
Bologna ( , , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy. It is the List of cities in Italy, seventh most populous city in Italy, with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nationalities. Its M ...
. He was the eldest son of the painter Bartolomeo Passarotti
Bartolomeo Passarotti or Passerotti (1529–1592) was an Italian painter of the mannerist period, who worked mainly in his native Bologna. His family name is also spelled Passerotti or Passarotto.
Life and work
From approximately 1550 to 1555, h ...
. At the age of eighteen, he joined the "Compagnia dei pittori" and, with the help of his father, participated in creating the altarpiece at the Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore. At that time he was already moving away from a naturalistic style into mannerism
Mannerism is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Italy, when the Baroque style largely replaced it ...
. Shortly after, he left home to marry Taddea Gaggi, with whom he had two children, Gasparo and Arcangelo, who also became painters.
In 1580, he moved to Venice
Venice ( ; ; , formerly ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 islands that are separated by expanses of open water and by canals; portions of the city are li ...
. There, in 1587, he was commissioned to paint a large canvas depicting the election of Lorenzo Giustiniani
Lawrence Justinian (, 1 July 1381 – 8 January 1456) was a Venetian Catholic priest and bishop who became the first Patriarch of Venice. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Lawrence Justinian was a member of the well-k ...
as the first Patriarch
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; now preserved at the Doge's Palace
The Doge's Palace (''Doge'' pronounced ; ; ) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic architecture, Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and th ...
. He also engaged in other decorative work there, to repair damage that had been caused by two major fires in the 1570s. He also painted a "Last Supper
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", which is now at the Musei Civici di Padova
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, and a "Life of the Virgin", now at the Pinacoteca metropolitana di Bari
The Pinacoteca metropolitana di Bari or Pinacoteca C. Giaquinto is a public gallery of paintings and museum of artworks in the city of Bari, Italy. The museum displays a range of artistic works connected to the region of Apulia.
History
The galle ...
.
He returned to Bologna in 1592, replacing his father on the governing board of the Compagnia dei pittori, where he also held the position of Steward from 1593 to 1603.A. Arfelli, "Per la cronologia dei Procaccini (e dei figli di Bartolomeo Passerotti)", in ''Arte antica e moderna'', Vol.VIII, 1959, Università di Bologna/Musei del Comune di Bologna During these years he executed numerous altarpieces; notably one showing the Madonna with Saints John the Evangelist
John the Evangelist ( – ) is the name traditionally given to the author of the Gospel of John. Christians have traditionally identified him with John the Apostle, John of Patmos, and John the Presbyter, although there is no consensus on how ...
and James
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at San Petronio Basilica
The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Petronius of Bo ...
.A. Ghirardi, "Bartolomeo Passerotti, il culto di Michelangelo e l'anatomia nell'età di Ulisse Aldrovandi", in ''Rappresentare il corpo: arte e anatomia da Leonardo all'Illuminismo'', Bononia University Press, 2004
He also painted a well known portrait of the surgeon, Gaspare Tagliacozzi
Gaspare Tagliacozzi (his last name has also been spelled Taliacotius, Tagliacoze or Tagliacozzio; Bologna, March 1545 – Bologna, 7 November 1599) was an Italian surgery, surgeon, pioneer of plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Biography
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, and a scene of the Crucifixion
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, with a kneeling Saint Francis St. Francis or Saint Francis may refer to:
Roman Catholic saints
*Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), Italian founder of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans)
*Francis of Paola (1416–1507), Italian (Calabrian) founder of the Order of the Minims
* ...
. Several other works are in scattered places; an Adoration of the Magi
The Adoration of the Magi or Adoration of the Kings or Visitation of the Wise Men is the name traditionally given to the subject in the Nativity of Jesus in art in which the three Magi, represented as kings, especially in the West, having fo ...
(Ajaccio
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), an Annunciation
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(Cesena
Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...
), and a Judith
The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Christian Old Testament of the Bible but Development of the Hebrew Bible canon, excluded from the ...
(Galleria Estense
The Galleria Estense is an art gallery in the heart of Modena, centred around the collection of the House of Este, d’Este family: rulers of Duchy of Modena and Reggio, Modena, Reggio and Duchy of Ferrara, Ferrara from 1289 to 1796. Located on ...
, Modena
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A town, and seat of an archbis ...
).
According to Malvasia, his first biographer, he was able to retire by selling a collection of drawings, by himself and his father, to Cardinal Benedetto Giustiniani
Benedetto Giustiniani (5 June 1554 – 27 March 1621) was an Italian clergyman who was made a cardinal in the consistory of 16 November 1586 by Pope Sixtus V.
He participated in the papal conclaves of 1592 and 1621. From 1615 to 1620 he was bis ...
, for what was then the immense sum of 6,000 lire. Passarotti died in Bologna on 22 November 1612.
References
Further reading
* A. Ghirardi, "Bartolomeo Passerotti", in ''Nell'età di Correggio e dei Carracci: pittura in Emilia dei secoli XVI e XVII'', Pinacoteca nazionale e Accademia di belle arti, Museo civico archeologico, 1986External links
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