Alessandro Turchi known as Orbetto and also Alessandro Veronese (Vérone, 1578 - January 22nd, 1649) is an Italian painter of the school véronaise.
Biography
It is born with Vérone, oldest son of Silvestro, sabot-maker, and of Elisabetta, a family resulting from Illasi, come in Vérone in 1541.In 1595, the registers note “ Silvester de Turcis cecus mendicans olim spatarius ”. The father, become “orbo”, perhaps following an incident on work, saw alms, accompanied by his son, who is consequently called Orbetto .
In 1597, in the will of a goldsmith véronais it is mentioned “ Messer Alessandro Pittore domestico di Messer Felice Brusasorzi Pittore ”. Under Felice Brusasorzi, Alexandre Turchi “learned not only principles from art, but it advanced much in its practice” (dal Pozzo, 1718) and in 1603, in a register of registry office, it appears officially as painter.
After the death of its Master, it finishes, with Pasquale Ottino, the Caduta beyond manna in San Giorgio in Braida, and, then, only, the retable of San Raimondo di Peñafort for the Mazzoleni furnace bridge in Santa Anastasia, it signs the penitent Maddalena for the furnace bridge Da Prato in the church of San Tomaso Cantuariense in Vérone.
In 1606, it is commissioned by the philarmonic Academy of Vérone which decided to make paint their organ.
It becomes aggregate with the Accademia Filarmonica di Verona on its demand for 1609.
During both annés 1616 and 1617 it receives the payments for decoration with fresco of the royal Room of the Palais of Quirinal in Rome, for which it paints the oval with the Raccolta beyond manna , for the paintings made for the cardinal Scipione Borghese, among which the Cristo morto idiot Maddalena E angeli , maintaining with the Borghese Gallery.
In 1618, it is registered among the members of the Accademia di San Luca of Rome.
In 1623, he marries Lucia San Giuliano.
It is noted in 1629 to have received payment of table Saint Antoine de Padoue with the Villa Farnèse of Caprarola.
In 1634, he becomes First Vice-chancellor of the Accademia di San Luca and in 1637 Principe under the patronage of the cardinal Francesco Barberini.
In 1638, it enters to the Pontificia Accademia dei Virtuosi (the pontifical Academy of Virtuous) to Rome.
In 1640, his/her Cecilia daughter marries the painter Giacinto Gimignani.
In 1648, the gallery of Giovan Pietro Curtoni in Vérone, makes appear several of its paintings among works of the “modern” authors.
He dies on January 22nd, 1649.
Works
- Retable of San Raimondo di Peñafort for the Mazzoleni furnace bridge in Santa Anastasia.
- Music, Poetry, Courage and the Citadel (1606), paintings of the organ with Vérone (preserved today in the Royal Collections of Windsor).
- Worship of the Shepherds with the saints Joseph, Jerome and Antoine cuts down (1608), retable with San Fermo Maggiore in Vérone for the corporation of the Carpenters ( Falegnami or Marangoni ).
- Madonna in gloria E I santi Giovanni Battista, Eligio E Francesco (1612), retable for the corporation of the goldsmiths.
- Vittoria dei Veronesi sui Vicentini has Pontalto (1613) in decoration of the Room of the Council with Vérone, today with Castelvecchio.
- Fondazione di Santa Maria Maggiore (1614), in Castelvecchio.
- Quaranta martiri (1619), vault of Innocent of the church Santo Stefano de Vérone.
- Painting for the Cappella beyond nuova fabbrica di Mondragone , Borghese House.
- Madonna in gloria idiot san Carlo Borromeo (1621) for the church San Salvatore in Lauro in Rome.
- Ercole E Onfale (1621), museum of the Art schools of Monaco.
- Resurrection of Christ (1621) for the French cardinal François de Sourdis, Saint-Andrew cathedral with Bordeaux.
- Worship of the Magi (1621) for the Gherardini family in Vérone.
- Santa Marta, E Santa Maria Madalena will sopra carried it che was entered of Antonio Veronese and Sammaritana del Verones (1631) for the gallery of Palazzo Mattei di Giove, collection private.
- Estasi di san Francesco idiot sant' Antonio abate (1641) retable for the furnace bridge of the Meneri family to the sacristy of the church Santa Maria to Organo.
- the effigy LED' Anontiata, di S. Iseppo and di S. Giovanni Battista , furnace bridge and retable ordered in 1644 and carried out in 1646 for the aristocrat Lombardo Lombardi with the church San Nicolò.
Works located in the churches of Vérone
(All are monumental oils on fabric)- Duomo: Quattro angeli musicanti , cantoria LED' organo di will sinistra, 130 cm X 310 cm
- San Giorgio in Braida: the raccolta beyond manna , presbytery, 800 cm X 830 cm
- Santa Anastasia: Madonna collar Bambino E I santi Giacomo, Bartolomeo, Francesco E Raimondo di Peñafort - pink Angeli idiot ghirlande di , vault of the Rosary, 160 cm X 239 cm (tympanum), 110 cm X 239 cm
- San Tomaso Cantuariense: Maddalena penitent nella grotta , secondo altare has will destra, 410 cm X 210 cm
- San Fermo: Adorazione dei pastori idiot I santi Girolamo E Antonio abate (pala dei Falegnami), secondo altare has will sinistra, 413 cm X 235 cm
- San Luca: Assunzione della Vergine , lato side destro LED' ingresso, 348 cm X 192 cm
- Santi Apostoli: Sant' Agostino in meditazione sul mistero della Trinità , parete will sinistra, 296 cm X 230 cm
- San Francesco Al Corso (Museo G.B. Cavalcaselle): Madonna collar Bambino E I santi Carlo Borromeo, Francesco, Lorenzo E una santa martire , cappella beyond Madonna, 318 cm X 166 cm
- Santo Stefano: I quaranta martiri , cappella Varalli O degli Innocenti, 335 cm X 205 cm
- Santa Maria in Organo: Estasi di san Francesco idiot sant' Antonio Abate sacrestia , 318 cm X 166 cm
- San Nicolò: Annunciazione idiot I santi Giuseppe E Giovanni Battista E it beato Giovanni Marinoni , presbytery, 325 cm X 205 cm
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