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AUTHOR
Sottile Sabrina
“SAGOME” IN SICILY: SUBJECTS, FUNCTIONS, TECHNIQUES AND THE CASE STUDY OF NICOSIA
This article analyzes the iconographic subjects, the practical functions and the compositional techniques of a particular form of artistic representation that was popular between the 18th and 19th centuries: these are the painted “sagome” (cut-outs) found in Sicily. Particular attention is paid to a series of six paintings, unknown until now, executed on shaped wooden panels and painted on both sides, which are stored in the library of the Convent of the Capuchin Friars Minor of Nicosia (Enna).
STUDY AND RESTORATION OF A RAPHAELESQUE COPY: THE MADONNA DEL VELO PAINTING FROM PALAZZO CHIAROMONTE IN PALERMO, ITALY
The article deals with the Raphael’s lost artwork Madonna del Velo, through the study of its copies ranging between the 16th and 19th century, and this allows us to reconstruct the original appearance of the lost image. The interest of this subject arose from one of these copies belonging to the art collection of the University of Palermo, stored in Palazzo Chiaromonte called ‘Steri’.
THE DEPOSIZIONE PAINTING FROM S. CATERINA MONASTERY IN PALERMO, ITALY: A TECHNICAL STUDY ON A ‘TRASPARENTE’ PAINTING
The article analyzes the Deposizione painting of Giovanni Patricolo from S. Caterina monastery in Palermo, a painting realized by a particular technique of artistic representation attested in the 19th century: the ‘trasparente’ paintings, a specific kind of ephemeral apparatuses. The focus of this study is to shed light on the practical functions and the chronological path of this work of art, connecting it with the specific executive technique of the manufact. Furthermore, this research was a preliminary study aimed at designing an appropriate intervention for the restoration and conservation of the painting and a proper valorization of this artwork.
Study and restoration of a wooden Crucifix in the Monastery of S. Caterina D’Alessandria in Palermo, Italy
This article presents the analyses and work on the iconographic subject related to a wooden crucifix of an unknown author from the S. Caterina monastery, from the first half of the 17th century. This study focuses on the stylistic comparison between this artefact and others crucifixes of the same historical period. Alongside, an in-depth description of its conservative history and restoration work on the artefact is reported