Giacomo Cavedone

Giacomo Cavedone (Sassuolo, 1577 - 1660), is an Italian painter Baroque of the school bolonaise.

Biography

Raise Annibale Carracci, and, at the beginning of this one for Rome, it becomes the principal assistance of Lodovico Carracci, while inheriting with its death in 1619, the title of caposindaco of the Académie of Incamminati.

With the autumn 1609, it is in Rome like helps of Guido Reni, where it is strongly impressed by the work of the Caravage.

Gone back to Bologna between 1611 and 1613, he works with the decoration of the Arrigoni vault of the church San Paolo Maggiore, and carries out the three frescos of the voûteet two side retables due tele laterali, Adorazione dei pastori and Adorazione dei magi .

Then of 1612 to 1613 it is with Venice.

Gone back to 1614 Vergine E I is its retable santi Alò E Petronio , maintaining with the national art gallery of Bologna, where its memories of Caravage are linked with those reported of Venice of Véronèse and Titien.

In 1624, it gives up painting following a fall which returns it invalid what shortens its career early. He dies in poverty.

Francesco Camullo was the pupil of Cavedone.

Works

Holy Etienne in glory (1601), Galleria Estense, Modena
Deposition , Santuario di Caravaggio
Died of saint Pierre martyr , Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna
Baptème of Christ (1611-1612), San Pietro Martire, Modena
Sant' Hello , (1614), retable, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna
Discovered miraculous crucifix of Beirut (1622), San Salvatore, Bologna
Worship of the shepherds , (San Paolo Maggiore, Bologna
Worship of the Magi , (San Paolo Maggiore, Bologna
Warlike sitted with a sword and a shield , (C. 1612), National Gallery off Art
Sketch for The Last Super , with the back: the Conversion of Saint Paul , Fogg Art Museum
the miracle of the breads and the fish (1611-1614), drawing, Fitzwillian Museum, Cambridge
Judith and Holofernes
Lament of Job
Christ preaching in the desert , drawing
the Preaching of Saint Jean-Baptiste , feather and brown ink to features of lead pencil, 28,5 cm X 21 cm

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