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“Calcina e gesso e polvere di marmo”. Giacomo Serpotta e la plastica dello stucco tra Seicento e Settecento
2020
Il contributo prende in rassegna alcune delle principali opere prodotte dal maggiore stuccatore del Settecento siciliano, Giacomo Serpotta. Il percorso cronologico prende le mosse dalle esperienze della tradizione con gli apparati cinqucenteschi dei Ferraro e del padre Gaspare, proseguendo con le pietre miliari in cui la tecnica di Serpotta e la sua visione compositiva si evolvono. Sono affrontati anche alcuni aspetti tecnici costitutivi e costruttivi degli apparati.
Digital Technologies for virtual recomposition. The case study of Serpotta stuccoes.
2014
The matter that lies beneath the smooth and shining surface of stuccoes of the Serpotta family, who used to work in Sicily from 1670 to 1730, has been thoroughly studied in previous papers, disclosing the deep, even if empirical, knowledge of materials science that guided the artists in creating their masterworks. In this work the attention is focused on the solid perspective and on the scenographic sculpture by Giacomo Serpotta, who is acknowledged as the leading exponent of the School. The study deals with some particular works of the artist, the so-called “teatrini” (Toy Theater), made by him for the San Lorenzo Oratory in Palermo. On the basis of archive documents and previous analogica…
Les revêtements architecturaux et leur(s) fonction(s) : pour une compréhension du décor des édifices gallo-romains de la cité des Éduens, des Lingons…
2015
Since the international colloquium organized in Toulouse in 2008, “ Decoration and architecture in Gaul, from Antiquity to Early Middle Ages : mosaic, wall-painting, stucco ”, the combine study of the antique architectural surfaces has been brought forward, which allowed to shed some new light on various aspects of the subject, particularly with regard to the function. To answer the question, the geographical area studied is composed of three bordering civitates where some important elements of decoration were discovered, from the first century B.-C. to the fifth century A.-C, from the beginning to the end of the Gallo-roman period. The architectural surfaces show first the adaptation of th…
De Bibracte à Augustodunum : permanences et évolutions des activités manufacturières de l’époque gauloise à la fin du Haut-Empire
2007
L’importance de l’artisanat autunois et son développement jusqu’au iiie siècle prennent racine à Bibracte qui a su exploiter les ressources naturelles de son environnement et parfaire un savoir-faire local ayant survécu à la conquête. Les recherches sur ces activités manufacturières menées conjointement à Bibracte et à Autun nous offrent ainsi une opportunité d’étudier ces problématiques sur la durée. À Bibracte, puis à Autun, les artisans du métal sont omniprésents, mais d’autres métiers, aux témoins plus discrets, ont pu aussi êtres identifiés. Dans le cadre de cet article, nous présentons succinctement les lieux de production et un bilan des différents corps de métier. Enfin, nous évoquo…
Giacomo Serpotta. Gli oratori di Palermo. Guida storico-artistica
2016
Il volume monografico prende in esame la vasta produzione di Giacomo Serpotta specificatamente all'interno del sistema degli oratori nella città di Palermo, edifici sacri di natura privata e di committenza laica ma religiosa, dunque con specifiche caratteristiche tipologiche e funzionali. La ricerca parte dall'identificazione degli oltre quaranta luoghi presi in esame, e prosegue con la ricostruzione storica, compresa la particolare committenza dei singoli monumenti, e degli apparati decorativi che investono tutta la sfera della produzione artistica, affrontata in sintesi anche nei capitoli introduttivi. Tutte le schede descrivono dettagliatamente gli oratori accompagnando il visitatore pas…
Il degrado degli stucchi serpottiano a Palermo in relazione alle condizioni ambientali di conservazione
2009
This work is part of a demanding project, called “Progetto Serpotta”, performed since 2000 in cooperation with Soprintendenza Beni Culturali of Palermo. Aim of the project is the restoration of the unique stucco's artworks moulded by Giacomo Serpotta and his co-workers end of 17th -beginning of 18th century. This paper is focused on the problem of salt efflorescences, that are widely present in all of the churches and oratories restored in the framework of “Progetto Serpotta”. Particular attention is given to the relationship between the constitutive matter of the stuccoes, as analysed by means of both X ray diffractometry and optical microscopy, and the salts composition, as analysed by me…