Francesco Guarino
| Francesco Guarino | |
|---|---|
 Francesco Guarino, Saint Agnes, 1650 | |
| Born |
1611 Sant'Andrea Apostolo, Solofra |
| Died | 1651-1654 |
| Other names | Francesco Guarini |
| Occupation | artist |
He was born in Sant'Andrea Apostolo, today a frazione of Solofra in the Province of Avellino, Campania, and died in Gravina di Puglia. He was a pupil first locally of his father, Giovanni Tommaso Guarino, then moved to Naples to work in the studio of Massimo Stanzione. In Naples, like many of his contemporaries in Naples, he was influenced by the style of Caravaggio. In his selection of models who appear plucked from the streets of Naples, he recalls the style of Bernardo Cavallino, the fellow-pupil of Stanzioni. Among his masterpieces are the works for the Collegiata di San Michele Arcangelo to Solofra.
The Francesco Guarini Event (also the "Evento Guariniano", the "Guarinian Event") celebrated the 400th anniversary in 2011, the city of Solofra organized an artistic event with baroque music.
Works
- The Dream of Joseph
- Annunciation of the Pastor
- Saint Catherine of Alexandria
- The Martyrdom of Cecilia, Museum of Grenoble
- Saint Agnes (1650)
- Works in the Sant'Andrea Apostolo church near Solofra:
- The Martyr of Saint Andrew
- The Sacrifice of Isaac
- Saint Andrew
- Madonna of Constantinople
Much of his works are in the Collegiata (Collegiate) of Solofra.
References
Bibliography
- A. Braca, Documenti inediti per Francesco Guarino, in "Studi di Storia dell’arte", VII, 1996, p. 199-249.
- De Dominici, Bernardo (1742). Vite dei Pittori, Scultori, ed Architetti Napolitani, Volume III, number 28: disciples of Stanzione. Stamperia del Ricciardi, Naples; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on February 1, 2007.
- L. Landolfi, De Dipinti e della Vita di Francesco Guarini da Solofra, Naples 1852.
- R. Lattuada, Francesco Guarino da Solofra. Nella pittura napoletana del Seicento (1611-1651), Naples 2000.
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