Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949 Art & architecture Artists

Buonvicino (Bonvicino), Ambrogio

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BUONVICINO (BONVICINO), AMBROGIO. - Sculptor and stucco worker, b. in Milan in 1552, d. in 1622 in Rome, where he had moved in 1581. Trained under Prospero Antichi (il Bresciano), he achieved a good mastery of the craft, but remained a weak and superficial composer. His principal works are in Rome: the statues of David and Ezekiel (1599) in St. John Lateran, the bas-relief with Charles VI and the fortifications of Ferrara (1612) and that with Clement VIII (1613), both in the Pauline Chapel of St. Mary Major, the statue of Urban VIII in St. Mary sopra Minerva, some accessory sculptures for St. Peter's, etc.

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BIBL.: F. Noack, s. v. in Thieme-Becker, V, p. 235 (with bibl.); A. Riccoboni, Roma nell'arte. La scultura, Rome 1942, pp. 124-27 (with catalogue of works).

Elsa Gerlini

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By Elsa Gerlini

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 223.

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Gerlini, Elsa. “Buonvicino (Bonvicino), ambrogio.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 223. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/buonvicino-bonvicino-ambrogio.

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Gerlini, Elsa. “Buonvicino (Bonvicino), ambrogio.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 223. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/buonvicino-bonvicino-ambrogio.

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  author    = {Gerlini, Elsa},
  title     = {Buonvicino (Bonvicino), ambrogio},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {223},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/buonvicino-bonvicino-ambrogio}
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