Bernardino Cametti
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Bernardino Cametti was an Italian
sculptor of the late Baroque
.
Cametti was born in Rome
. Among his earliest works was a marble relief of the Canonization of St Ignatius (1695–1698) for the church of the Gesù
, based on a design by Andrea Pozzo
, and a monument to Count Vladislav Constantine Wasa’’ (Stimmate di San Francesco
, 1698–1700), commissioned by Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Albani (later pope Clement XI).
Cametti's family originally came from Gattinara
in the Piedmont
, hence it was not surprising that after initially working in the studio of Lorenzo Ottoni
in Rome, he was contracted to work in Turin
to complete sculptural altar relief of the Annunciation(1729) for the Basilica di Superga, built by Juvarra
, who also influenced the commission. Agostino Cornacchini
(1686–1754) also contributed reliefs to the church. Cametti's relief influenced Filippo della Valle
’s relief of the Annunciation for the church of Sant'Ignazio
in Rome.
Cametti also completed statues of angels crowning the St. Francis Regis altar of the church of las Descalzas Reales in Madrid
, which features a large relief by Rusconi
. A Hunting Diana (1720) in the Bode-Museum of Berlin is by Cametti. His Monument to prince Taddeo Barberini
in the church of Santa Rosalia in Palestrina
in 1704 reflects a change in tomb sculptural designs, moving away from the emotive memento mori
of high baroque towards a more serene attention to eternal fame and glory.
Italy
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sculptor of the late Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
.
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. Among his earliest works was a marble relief of the Canonization of St Ignatius (1695–1698) for the church of the Gesù
Church of the Gesu
The Church of the Gesù is the mother church of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. Officially named , its facade is "the first truly baroque façade", introducing the baroque style into architecture ,. The church served as model for innumerable Jesuit...
, based on a design by Andrea Pozzo
Andrea Pozzo
Andrea Pozzo was an Italian Jesuit Brother, Baroque painter and architect, decorator, stage designer, and art theoretician. He was best known for his grandiose frescoes using illusionistic technique called quadratura, in which architecture and fancy are intermixed...
, and a monument to Count Vladislav Constantine Wasa’’ (Stimmate di San Francesco
Chiesa delle Santissima Stimmate di San Francesco
thumb|250px|Façade of the church.The Ss. Stimmate di San Francesco is a church in central Rome, Italy, in the Rione Pigna, sited where previously there was a church called Ss. Quaranta Martiri de Calcarario....
, 1698–1700), commissioned by Cardinal Giovanni Francesco Albani (later pope Clement XI).
Cametti's family originally came from Gattinara
Gattinara
Gattinara is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Vercelli...
in the Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, hence it was not surprising that after initially working in the studio of Lorenzo Ottoni
Lorenzo Ottoni
Lorenzo Ottoni was an Italian sculptor who was commissioned by the papacy and various noble houses of renaissance Italy.-Life:Ottoni was born in Rome in 1658 and spent the majority of his life in the city....
in Rome, he was contracted to work in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
to complete sculptural altar relief of the Annunciation(1729) for the Basilica di Superga, built by Juvarra
Filippo Juvarra
Filippo Juvarra was an Italian architect and stage set designer.-Biography:Filippo Juvarra was an Italian Baroque architect working in the early part of the eighteenth century. He was born in Messina, Sicily, to a family of goldsmiths and engravers...
, who also influenced the commission. Agostino Cornacchini
Agostino Cornacchini
Agostino Cornacchini was an Italian sculptor and painter of the Rococo period, active mainly in Rome.He was born in Pescia and died in Rome. In 1712, Cornacchini established himself in the household of his uncle, Cardinal Carlo Agostino Fabbroni, who until 1720 provided Cornacchini with a studio,...
(1686–1754) also contributed reliefs to the church. Cametti's relief influenced Filippo della Valle
Filippo della Valle
Filippo della Valle was an Italian late-Baroque or early Neoclassic sculptor, active mostly in Rome.-Biography:Della Valle was born in Florence....
’s relief of the Annunciation for the church of Sant'Ignazio
Sant'Ignazio
The Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola at Campus Martius is Roman Catholic titular church dedicated to Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuit order, located in Rome, Italy...
in Rome.
Cametti also completed statues of angels crowning the St. Francis Regis altar of the church of las Descalzas Reales in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, which features a large relief by Rusconi
Camillo Rusconi
Camillo Rusconi was an Italian sculptor of the late Baroque in Rome. His style displays both features of Baroque and Neoclassicism. He has been described as a Carlo Maratta in marble.-Biography:...
. A Hunting Diana (1720) in the Bode-Museum of Berlin is by Cametti. His Monument to prince Taddeo Barberini
Taddeo Barberini
Taddeo Barberini was an Italian nobleman of the House of Barberini who became Prince of Palestrina and Gonfalonier of the Church; commander of the Papal Army. He was a nephew of Pope Urban VIII and brother of Cardinals Francesco Barberini and Antonio Barberini...
in the church of Santa Rosalia in Palestrina
Palestrina
Palestrina is an ancient city and comune with a population of about 18,000, in Lazio, c. 35 km east of Rome...
in 1704 reflects a change in tomb sculptural designs, moving away from the emotive memento mori
Memento mori
Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated as "Remember your mortality", "Remember you must die" or "Remember you will die". It names a genre of artistic work which varies widely, but which all share the same purpose: to remind people of their own mortality...
of high baroque towards a more serene attention to eternal fame and glory.