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Johannes De Matta

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Johannes De Matta, also known as Juan de Matta[1] (15th century – 16th century) was a Spanish painter.[1][2]

Ultima Cena, Mandralisca Museum, Cefalù.
Giudizio Universale, Mandralisca Museum, Cefalù.

He was born in Valencia. Few and fragmentary biographical details are known about his professional training, which included a stay in Naples at the beginning of the 16th century.[3]

He was primarily active in the areas surrounding modern-day Madonie.[4][5] De Matta resided in Polizzi Generosa,[4][2] where he also ran his workshop. The artist is documented to have also visited Palermo in the period between 1536 and 1537.[2]

Some of his works can be found in Termini Imerese, Caltagirone and Sutera.[3]

Works

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Enna and its province

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Nicosia

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Palermo and its province

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Caltavuturo

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  • 16th century, Adorazione dei Magi, painting in the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul.[3]

Cefalù

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Polizzi Generosa

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Church of Saint Mary of the Assumption:

  • 1521, Andata al Calvario, an imitation of Spasimo di Sicilia, a painting produced around the time of the arrival of Raffaello Sanzio's painting in Palermo.[3]
  • 1524, Tre angeli cantori, oil on panel.
  • c. 1540, Strage degli Innocenti, gouache.[3]
  • c. 1540, Martirio dei Diecimila Martiri, oil on canvas.[3]
  • 16th century, Custodia del Sacramento,[6] posthumous decoration of marble apparatus.
  • 16th century, Deposizione dalla croce, documented work.[3]

Pollina

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  • 16th century, Santi Giovanni e Paolo, diptych in the cathedral of Saints John and Paul.[3]

Others

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References

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  1. ^ a b c (Termotto & Marino 2013, p. 82).
  2. ^ a b c (Francesco Abbate 1997, p. 39).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h (Francesco Abbate 1997, p. 40).
  4. ^ a b c (Termotto & Marino 2013, p. 48).
  5. ^ (Teresa Viscuso 1999, pp. 191–207).
  6. ^ (Gioacchino di Marzo 1880, pp. 60–62).
  7. ^ Pagina 87, Gabriele Marino, Giuseppe Fazio, Marco Failla, "Arte e storia delle Madonie. Studi per Nico Marino" , Volume III, Cefalù, 2015, ISBN 978-1-326-44081-7.
  8. ^ Pagina 79, Nadia Francaviglia, "Intervento in situ e manutenzione programmata: Il gonfalone processionale di Palazzo Abatellis" , Nardini Editore, 2013, ISBN 9788840404073.

Bibliography

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  • Gioacchino di Marzo (1880). "I Gagini e la scultura in Sicilia nei secoli XV e XVI; memorie storiche e documenti" (in Italian). Vol. I e II. Conte Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana Lazelada di Bereguardo. Palermo: Stamperia del Giornale di Sicilia.
  • Termotto, Rosario; Marino, Gabriele (2013). "Conoscere il territorio: Arte e Storia delle Madonie. Studi in memoria di Nico Marino" (in Italian). Vol. I. Cefalù: Associazione Culturale «Nico Marino». ISBN 978-1-291-58694-7.
  • Teresa Viscuso (1999). "Matta. Me. Pïxît: la congiuntura Flandro - Iberica e la cultura figurativa nell'entroterra madonita" in "Vincenzo degli Azani da Pavia e la cultura figurativa in Sicilia nell'età di Carlo V" (in Italian). Siracusa: Ediprint.
  • Francesco Abbate (1997). "Storia dell'arte nell'Italia meridionale. Il Cinquecento" (in Italian). Roma: Progetti Donzelli. ISBN 88-7989-653-9.

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