Domenico antonio vaccaro biography of williams

  • Domenico Antonio Vaccaro was an Italian Old Masters painter who was born in 1678.
  • Italian painter, sculptor and architect ; Antonio Vaccaro; Domenico Antonio.
  • Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, Italian (Naples 1678 - 1745 Naples) Previously attributed to Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian (1575 - 1663); Title: Vision of Saint.

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    1922.14: Vision of Saint William of Vercelli

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    Identification and Creation

    Object Number
    1922.14
    People
    Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, Italian (Naples 1678 - 1745 Naples)
    Previously attributed to Giovanni Battista Crespi, Italian (1575 - 1663)
    Title
    Vision of Saint William of Vercelli
    Classification
    Paintings
    Work Type
    painting
    Date
    17th-18th century
    Culture
    Italian, Neapolitan
    Persistent Link
    https://hvrd.art/o/231681

    Physical Descriptions

    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    49.9 x 63.2 cm (19 5/8 x 24 7/8 in.)

    Acquisition and Rights

    Credit Line
    Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Denman W. Ross
    Accession Year
    1922
    Object Number
    1922.14
    Division
    European and American Art
    Contact
    am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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  • domenico antonio vaccaro biography of williams

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    Domenico Antonio Vaccaro (1678-1745)

     -"Say, isn't he the same guy who did…?"


      Spire in the square of San Domenico Maggiore

    In Naples, the answer to that question is usually "yes." There is always a "same guy who did…". Or built. Or painted. Or sculpted. There was a small, busy cadre of illustrious painters, sculptors and architects in the Naples of the 1600s and 1700s who created much of what made the city into an artistic treasure in those years. The sculptor Giuseppe Sanmartino comes to mind; his magnificent Veiled Christ is more famous than his other works scattered throughout the city, but it by no means puts the others to shame--not by a long shot. And Cosimo Fanzago? If you see a Baroque-y church in Naples and you're not sure, guess Fanzago. Statistically, it's better than even money, and even if you're wrong, it will still impress your friends. (Your enemies, however, may counter with, "But what about that double-gerbilled hyper-atrium." Be prepar