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Judith and Holofernes
| Reference: | S52053 |
| Author | Niccolò Francesco Maffei |
| Year: | 1630 ca. |
| Measures: | 95 x 125 mm |
€750.00
- New
| Reference: | S52053 |
| Author | Niccolò Francesco Maffei |
| Year: | 1630 ca. |
| Measures: | 95 x 125 mm |
€750.00
Description
Etching, circa 1630, with Albrecht Durer's monogram in the lower left corner. Signed on the plate at the bottom, in the dedication to Pietro Ventimiglia.
Magnificent proof, rich in tones, printed on contemporary laid paper without watermark, trimmed to the margin line, without the dedication at the bottom.
Niccolò Francesco Maffei was a painter, sculptor, architect, goldsmith, and also an engraver. He was the son of Giovanni Maffei, who moved from Carrara to Messina at the invitation of the Senate of Messina. In the city of Peloritana, the young Niccolò Francesco studied mathematics, architecture, and painting. Between 1618 and 1632, at the expense of the Senate of Messina, he attended Giovanni Lanfranco's school of painting and Simone Gullì's school of mathematics and architecture in Rome, who soon became not only his moral guardian but also his financial guardian.
Extremely rare print.
Niccolò Francesco Maffei (Messina, 1607 – Messina, 1671)
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Niccolò Francesco Maffei was a painter, sculptor, architect, and goldsmith. He was the son of Giovanni Maffei, who moved from Carrara to Messina at the invitation of the Senate of Messina.
In Messina, the young Niccolò Francesco studied mathematics, architecture, and painting. He apprenticed in the workshop of Giovanni Simone Comandè. He was orphaned when his father was killed during inspections of the city's aqueduct, a project carried out by Natale Masuccio. Between 1618 and 1632, he attended Giovanni Lanfranco's painting school in Rome, at the expense of the Senate of Messina, and the mathematics and architecture school of Simone Gullì, who soon became not only his moral but also his financial guardian.
Father of Antonio Maffei. In 1656, at the age of forty-nine, as an engineer to the Senate, following in his father's footsteps, the artist was called upon to prepare inspection reports for works or estimates for disputes between private individuals.
Returning to Messina, he collaborated with Andrea Calamech and Antonio Ferramolino on the construction of the Civic Hospital, Grande e Nuovo, under the title of "Santa Maria della Pietà."
Mentor and future father-in-law of his disciple Giulio Avellino, he died in Messina in 1671 and was buried in the Church of San Francesco d'Assisi of the Order of Friars Minor.
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Niccolò Francesco Maffei (Messina, 1607 – Messina, 1671)
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Niccolò Francesco Maffei was a painter, sculptor, architect, and goldsmith. He was the son of Giovanni Maffei, who moved from Carrara to Messina at the invitation of the Senate of Messina.
In Messina, the young Niccolò Francesco studied mathematics, architecture, and painting. He apprenticed in the workshop of Giovanni Simone Comandè. He was orphaned when his father was killed during inspections of the city's aqueduct, a project carried out by Natale Masuccio. Between 1618 and 1632, he attended Giovanni Lanfranco's painting school in Rome, at the expense of the Senate of Messina, and the mathematics and architecture school of Simone Gullì, who soon became not only his moral but also his financial guardian.
Father of Antonio Maffei. In 1656, at the age of forty-nine, as an engineer to the Senate, following in his father's footsteps, the artist was called upon to prepare inspection reports for works or estimates for disputes between private individuals.
Returning to Messina, he collaborated with Andrea Calamech and Antonio Ferramolino on the construction of the Civic Hospital, Grande e Nuovo, under the title of "Santa Maria della Pietà."
Mentor and future father-in-law of his disciple Giulio Avellino, he died in Messina in 1671 and was buried in the Church of San Francesco d'Assisi of the Order of Friars Minor.
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