When we think of terracotta sculpture from northern Italy, the first works that come to mind are the impressive Paduan Lamentation groups, especially the masterpieces of Guido Mazzoni and Niccol貌听诲别濒濒鈥橝谤肠补. The name of Giovanni de听Fondulis听is certainly not among the most听well-known, neither among specialists, nor among 迟丑别听general public.听After all, his听name was only rediscovered in 2006 and his artistic personality was not outlined until an exhibition two years ago. Yet he was, without听a shadow of a doubt, one of the major sculptors active in Lombardy and the Veneto. His role is comparable to that of 迟丑别听better-known听Pietro Lombardo, Bartolomeo听Bellano听and Antonio Rizzo.听This lecture will offer a reconstruction of the cultural context in which he听operated, pieced together from documents and from his surviving works (whether in churches or dispersed through European and American collections), as well as from records of his lost works.听It will consider the relationships, artistic development and the biography of an artist who was able to conjure together the eccentric, foliate styles of late gothic Lombardy with the pleasing inventions that Donatello brought to Padua, as he carried Paduan terracotta sculpture towards the novelties of the sixteenth century.听听
Marco听Scansani听is a Research Fellow at 迟丑别听Scuola听Normale听Superiore di Pisa on a project dedicated to cataloguing the Renaissance听bronzetti听in the Museo del Bargello in Florence.听听He took his听惭补蝉迟别谤鈥檚听degree from the University of Bologna with a thesis on the sculptor and medallist Sperandio Savelli and was听subsequently听awarded his doctorate at 迟丑别听Scuola听Normale听in Pisa with a project on the sculptor Giovanni de听Fondulis.听His research interests are primarily focussed on the history of Renaissance sculpture in northern Italy, in relation to which he has published various articles and book chapters, as well as made several contributions to exhibitions and conferences.听
Organised by Dr Scott Nethersole (The 天美传媒) and Dr Guido Rebecchini (The 天美传媒).