Masucci also made the models for the three main mosaic panels in the Chapel of St. John the Baptist, designed by Luigi Vanvitelli (along with Nicola Salvi) for King John V of Portugal. It was built in Rome starting in 1742, disassembled in 1747, and shipped to Lisbon, where it was reassembled in the Church of St. Roch (Igreja de São Roque). It was completed in 1750, although the mosaics in it were not finished until 1752. Built of many precious marbles and other costly stones, as well as gilt bronze, it was held to be the most expensive chapel in Europe up to that time.[2]
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^Memorie per servire alla storia della romana Accademia di San Luca by Melchiorre Missirini, page 212.
^For a detailed study of this chapel, see Sousa Viterbo and R. Vincente d'Almeida, A Capella de S. João Baptista Erecta na Egreja de S. Roque... (Lisbon, 1900; reprinted 1902 and 1997); and more recently, Maria João Madeira Rodrigues, A Capela de S. João e as suas Colecções (Lisbon, 1988), translated as The Chapel of Saint John the Baptist and its Col[l]ections in São Roque Church, Lisbon (Lisbon, 1988).
agostino, masucci, italian, pronunciation, aɡoˈstiːno, maˈzuttʃi, 1691, october, 1758, italian, painter, late, baroque, rococo, period, drawing, made, after, self, portrait, masuccibiography, editborn, rome, initially, apprenticed, with, andrea, procaccino, th. Agostino Masucci Italian pronunciation aɡoˈstiːno maˈzuttʃi c 1691 19 October 1758 was an Italian painter of the late Baroque or Rococo period Drawing made after a self portrait by MasucciBiography editBorn in Rome he initially apprenticed with Andrea Procaccino and then became a member of the studio of Carlo Maratta He joined the Accademia di San Luca in 1724 and from 1736 to 1738 he was director or Principe 1 Masucci worked for the House of Savoy and also obtained commissions from John V of Portugal due to his friendship with Filippo Juvarra and Luigi Vanvitelli For example for the latter he painted the main altarpiece of the Cathedral of Evora nbsp Portrait of Pope Clement XII by Agostino Masucci Masucci also made the models for the three main mosaic panels in the Chapel of St John the Baptist designed by Luigi Vanvitelli along with Nicola Salvi for King John V of Portugal It was built in Rome starting in 1742 disassembled in 1747 and shipped to Lisbon where it was reassembled in the Church of St Roch Igreja de Sao Roque It was completed in 1750 although the mosaics in it were not finished until 1752 Built of many precious marbles and other costly stones as well as gilt bronze it was held to be the most expensive chapel in Europe up to that time 2 For the Royal house of Savoy he painted a series of historical canvases along with Giovanni Battista Pittoni Sebastiano Conca and Francesco Monti Most of the works he completed however were in churches in Rome including ovals in Santa Maria in Via Lata and works in San Francesco di Paola San Marcello al Corso Santa Maria del Popolo Santissimo Nome di Maria in Via Latina and Santa Maria Maggiore He painted the Madonna with the Seven Founders of the Servite Order c 1728 found in the Art Institute of Chicago His academicism and grand manner painting span styles from Baroque to incipient Neoclassicism He was a tutor to Stefano Pozzi Johann Zoffany 3 and Gavin Hamilton 4 He may have mentored Pompeo Batoni nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agostino Masucci Sources editShort biography Short biography Memorie per servire alla storia della romana Accademia di San Luca by Melchiorre Missirini page 212 For a detailed study of this chapel see Sousa Viterbo and R Vincente d Almeida A Capella de S Joao Baptista Erecta na Egreja de S Roque Lisbon 1900 reprinted 1902 and 1997 and more recently Maria Joao Madeira Rodrigues A Capela de S Joao e as suas Coleccoes Lisbon 1988 translated as The Chapel of Saint John the Baptist and its Col l ections in Sao Roque Church Lisbon Lisbon 1988 Zoffany biography Gavin Hamilton biography Archived April 5 2005 at the Wayback MachineSee also editSebastiano Conca Pompeo Batoni Jacopo Zoboli Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Agostino Masucci amp oldid 1219386127, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
