Girolamo Alibrandi
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Girolamo Alibrandi, a Sicilian
painter called 'the Raphael of Messina,' was born in 1470, and received his first instruction in the school
of the Antonj. The fame which Antonello da Messina
, his countryman, had acquired in Venice
, induced him to visit that city, and he there received, for a short time, instruction from Antonello. He also enjoyed the friendship of Giorgione
. He afterwards went to Milan
, where he became a disciple of Leonardo da Vinci
. He then went to Rome and studied the antique, and the works of Raphael
; from Rome he went to Parma
, and thence back to Messina, which town possesses his best works, the most important of which was a large picture of the ' Presentation in the Temple,' painted in 1519, for the Chiesa della Candelora, It was in existence in the early part of the century, but is now no longer to be found.
Alibrando died of the plague in 1524 at Messina.
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
painter called 'the Raphael of Messina,' was born in 1470, and received his first instruction in the school
of the Antonj. The fame which Antonello da Messina
Antonello da Messina
Antonello da Messina, properly Antonello di Giovanni di Antonio was an Italian painter from Messina, Sicily, active during the Italian Renaissance...
, his countryman, had acquired in Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
, induced him to visit that city, and he there received, for a short time, instruction from Antonello. He also enjoyed the friendship of Giorgione
Giorgione
Giorgione was a Venetian painter of the High Renaissance in Venice, whose career was cut off by his death at a little over thirty. Giorgione is known for the elusive poetic quality of his work, though only about six surviving paintings are acknowledged for certain to be his work...
. He afterwards went to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, where he became a disciple of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath: painter, sculptor, architect, musician, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist and writer whose genius, perhaps more than that of any other figure, epitomized the Renaissance...
. He then went to Rome and studied the antique, and the works of Raphael
Raphael
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , better known simply as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form and ease of composition and for its visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur...
; from Rome he went to Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
, and thence back to Messina, which town possesses his best works, the most important of which was a large picture of the ' Presentation in the Temple,' painted in 1519, for the Chiesa della Candelora, It was in existence in the early part of the century, but is now no longer to be found.
Alibrando died of the plague in 1524 at Messina.