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Piero or Pietro Paolo Vasta (31 July 1697 - 28 November 1760) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in the east of his native Sicily.
Biography
He was born in Acireale. and initially trained with both the painters Giacinto Platania and Antonio Filocamo, who directed the fresco decoration in 1711 of the Cathedral of Acireale. At the age of 17 years, he moved to Rome, where he was mentored putatively by Luigi Garzi. Vasta was apparently admitted to the Accademia di San Luca in Rome; however, little of his work here is known.[1]
He returned to Acireale in 1731. One of his first works were frescoes for the church of San Sebastiano, where he could be compared to Venerando Costanzo, who was also painting frescoes contemporaneously. He would next add frescoes depicting scenes from the Old Testament to the Cathedral, here competing with Costanzo for the commission. He also painted a large Marriage at Cana canvas for the church.[2] Among the churches in Acireale containing his paintings are the Santi Pietro e Paolo, Santa Maria del Suffragio, and San Camillo (also known as Chiesa dei Crociferi).[3]
Among his pupils in Acireale were Vito d'Anna, Giuseppe Grasso, Mariano Cali, Michele Vecchio (1730-1799), Francesco Finocchiaro, Giovanni Leonardi, Santi Leotta, Giovanni Musmeci, and Ignazio Castorina. His son Alessandro Vasta was also a painter.[4]
References
- Giornale di scienze, letteratura ed arti per la Sicilia, Memorie Storiche de Pietro Paolo Vasta Pittore di Aci-Reale by Leonardo Vigo, Tipografia di Fillipo Solli, Volumes 11-12 (1825); pages 305-306.
- Giornale arcadico di scienze, lettere ed arti. Volume 167, from a speech by Mariano Grassi published by Tipografia Belle Arti in Rome (1861), pages 210-215.
- Guida per la Sicilia opera di Giovanna Power, by Jeannette Power, 1845, page 48.
- Relazione Accademica delle Accademia di scienze, lettere e belle arti, Antonino Sardo, Accademia Zelanti, Acireale 1836, page 29-31.
- Derived from Italian Wikipedia entry
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[de] Pietro Paolo Vasta
Pietro Paolo Vasta (* 31. Juli 1697 in Acireale; † 28. November 1760 ebenda) war ein italienischer Maler. Er wird als einer der größten Künstler der Schule des späten sizilianischen Barocks im Val di Noto bezeichnet.- [en] Pietro Paolo Vasta
[fr] Pietro Paolo Vasta
Pietro Paolo Vasta (Acireale, 31 juillet 1697 - Acireale, 28 novembre 1760) est un peintre italien actif au XVIIIe siècle.[it] Pietro Paolo Vasta
Pietro Paolo Vasta (Acireale, 31 luglio 1697 – Acireale, 28 novembre 1760) è stato un pittore italiano. In attività nell'acese dal 1732 fino al 1755, è considerato uno dei maggiori artisti siciliani del secolo XVIII.[ru] Васта, Пьетро Паоло
Пьетро Паоло Васта (итал. Pietro Paolo Vasta; 31 июля 1697, Ачиреале — 28 ноября 1760, Ачиреале) — итальянский художник из Сицилии эпохи барокко.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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