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The benedictine church and monastery of Santa Maria Maddalena of Corleone. Works of art and documents
2019
Il lavoro esamina le diverse fasi di costruzione della chiesa e del complesso monastico di santa Maria Maddalena di Corleone, importante centro dell’entroterra siciliano, soffermandosi in particolare all’età moderna. Le inedite fonti archivistiche indagate oltre ad individuare le maestranze impegnate nei lavori fanno emergere importanti artisti. Successivamente si passa all’individuazione delle opere d’arte sacra ancora esistenti mai indagate scientificamente e raccolte insieme per la prima volta. This work examines the different phases of construction of the church and the monastic complex of Santa Maria Maddalena of Corleone, an important centre in the Sicilian hinterland, focusing in par…
Il progetto di Giovanni Amico per la biblioteca del monastero di San Martino delle Scale
2021
The contribution analyzes two drawings from a project by Giovanni Amico (1733) for the Benedictine library of the monastic complex of San Martino delle Scale, near Palermo, whose construction has undergone successive transformations. The models pursued by the architect from Trapani confirm his interests and the interference of the client, both aimed at the production from beyond the Alps at the time of the Habsburg domination of the island.
Un monastero per due Ordini: il SS. Salvatore di Corleone
2019
Al patrimonio figurativo, plastico e scultoreo della chiesa del SS. Salvatore di Corleone per lo più ormai noto da annotazioni bibliografiche o documentarie si aggiunge quello altrettanto ricco di arte decorativa. Di quest’ultimo, nonostante le numerosissime dispersioni, si individuano importanti opere, alcune delle quali esposte alla Mostra Sacra et pretiosa In addition to the figurative, plastic and sculptural heritage of the church of SS. Salvatore di Corleone, mostly known from bibliographical or documentary annotations, there is also a wealth of decorative art. Of the latter, despite the numerous dispersions, there are important works, some of which are exhibited at the Mostra Sacra et…
Repertori di finestre nei cori benedettini tra Montecassino, Napoli e Palermo (1558-1589): intaglio ligneo e architettura
2022
In the processes of embellishment or reconstruction of the Benedictine churches in southern Italy and in Sicily, during the sixteenth century, great care was put in equipping them with magnificent wooden choirs. This contribution retraces an artistic journey that from the abbey of San Martino delle Scale, near Palermo, passing through the complex of SS. Severino and Sossio in Naples, goes back to the abbey of Montecassino. In fact, the latter is the starting point of the sequence of the three choirs examined, with a specific focus on the architectural themes present in them and in particular the series of windows carved into the backs of the upper stalls. The vicissitudes of the three choir…