The Gagini or Gaggini were a family of architects and sculptors, originally from Bissone on Lake Lugano. This family founded Sicily's Gagini school, which flourished until the mid-1600s.[1]
Notable members
One of the most notable members include Domenico, who founded such school. One of the earliest records of his name involved a contract concluded in 1463, commissioning a monument in the church of the convent of San Francesco, Palermo, for Pietro Speciale.[2] His son, Antonello, is considered the most important of the Gaginis[2] and one of his works was the decorated arch in the Capella della Madonna in Trapani's Santuario dell'Annunziata.[1] He was also known for the decorations of the apse of the Palermo cathedral in 1510[2] and the statue of St. George and the Dragon with panels inside the Church of San Francesco D'Assisi.[3]
| Pietro Gagini | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soprana | Domenico Gagini | Caterina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Giovanni Gagini | Caterina de Blasco | Antonello Gagini | Antonina Valena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Giandomenico s. | Antonino Gagini | Giacomo Gagini | Bonifacio Gagini | Vincenzo Gagini | Flora Gagini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Antonuzzo Gagini | Annibale Gagini | Francesco Gagini | Giuseppe Gagini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Giandomenico j. | Giuseppe Gagini | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bibliography
- Gioacchino Di Marzo, I Gagini e la scultura in Sicilia nei secoli XV e XVI, Palermo 1884
References
- 1 2 Clark, Gregor; Bonetto, Cristian (2017). Lonely Planet Sicily. Lonely Planet. ISBN 9781786577320.
- 1 2 3 Sturgis, Russell; Davis, Francis (2013). Sturgis' Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture and Building: An Unabridged Reprint of the 1901-2 Edition. New York: Dover Publications. p. 167. ISBN 9780486145921.
- ↑ Dummett, Jeremy (2015). Palermo, City of Kings: The Heart of Sicily. London: I.B.Tauris. p. 213. ISBN 9781784530839.
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