Tommaso Rodari

Last updated

Tommaso Rodari was a Swiss-Italian sculptor and architect.

Tommaso Rodari
Born1460
Died1525
OccupationArchitect
Years active1484–1525
San Proto, Duomo, Como Como 123.JPG
San Proto, Duomo, Como

Biography

Son of sculptor, Giovanni Rodari, brother of Donato, Giacomo, and Bernardino, all sculptors. As a young man he worked at the Certosa di Pavia in the school of Giovanni Antonio Amadeo.

From 1484 to 1509 he worked at the Duomo di Como, where on July 20, 1487, he was appointed engineer of the factory. [1] At the same time he enlarged the tribune of the church of San Maurizio in Ponte in Valtellina.

Also he designed the Sanctuary of the Madonna of Tirano [1] dedicated to the Madonna who appeared in Tirano on 29 September 1504.

He also built the Santuario di Santa Maria di Piazza in Busto Arsizio and the collegiata dei Santi Pietro e Stefano in Bellinzona, as well as being active at the Santuario dell'Assunta di Morbegno in Morbegno. [1] Several of his works can be found in the church of San Zenone in Campione d'Italia.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giovanni Pisano</span> Italian sculptor

Giovanni Pisano was an Italian sculptor, painter and architect, who worked in the cities of Pisa, Siena and Pistoia. He is best known for his sculpture which shows the influence of both the French Gothic and the Ancient Roman art. Henry Moore, referring to his statues for the facade of Siena Cathedral, called him "the first modern sculptor".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lorenzo di Credi</span> Italian painter (1456/59–1537)

Lorenzo di Credi was an Italian Renaissance painter and sculptor best known for his paintings of religious subjects. He is most famous for having worked in the studio of Andrea del Verrocchio at the same time as the young Leonardo da Vinci.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tirano</span> Comune in Lombardy, Italy

Tirano is a town and comune (municipality) in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy. It has 9,053 inhabitants (2016) and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy border. The river Adda flows through the town.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Casole d'Elsa</span> Comune in Tuscany, Italy

Casole d'Elsa [ˈkaːzole] is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Florence and about 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Siena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alessandro Maganza</span> Italian painter

Alessandro Maganza (1556–1630) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, born and active in Vicenza, as well as in Venice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taddeo Carlone</span> Swiss-Italian sculptor and architect

Taddeo Carlone was a Swiss-Italian sculptor and architect.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antonio Begarelli</span> Italian sculptor

Antonio Begarelli, also known as Begarino (1499–1565) was an Italian sculptor. In the 16th century, he was the dominant force in terracotta production in Modena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michelangelo Naccherino</span> Italian sculptor and architect

Michelangelo Naccherino was an Italian sculptor and architect, active mainly in the Kingdom of Naples, Italy.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Path of Saint Charles</span>

The Path of Saint-Charles is an historical, artistic and devotional route which follows the travels of saint Charles Borromeo from Arona, his native town, and Viverone, where the path joins the Via Francigena.

Niccolò di Tommaso was an Italian painter active in Florence, Naples and Pistoia.

The Master of Staffolo was an anonymous late-Gothic style painter active in the region of Marche and Umbria.

Andrea Grego was a Dominican friar and preacher. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic church.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">San Giovanni Battista, Morbegno</span> Church in Lombardy, Italy

The Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista is a Roman Catholic collegiate church dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, located in Morbegno in the Valtellina in region of Lombardy, and consecrated to St. John the Baptist.

Giovanni Folci was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Sisters Handmaids of Jesus Crucified. Folci began his ecclesial studies after he turned ten and was called to serve as a chaplain to Italian soldiers on the frontlines during the course of World War I until his capture and release. His main priorities as a priest included tending to the ill and poor and also focused on the education of children while seeking to establish a religious congregation that would continue that work.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sanctuary of the Madonna of Miracles (Corbetta)</span>

The Sanctuary of Madonna of Miracles is a Roman Catholic Marian sanctuary located in Corbetta, province of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. The sanctuary is dedicated to the Madonna of the Miracles, whose miraculous frescoed image, known as Madonna di Corbetta, was declared in 1955 to be the patron of the Magentino area in 1955 by the then archbishop of Milan and future pope Paul VI.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Giovanni Battista Arnaud</span> Italian painter

Giovanni Battista Arnaud was an Italian painter of frescoes. He mastered as well, the chiaroscuro technique. His work can be found in many churches, palaces and public buildings in different regions of the north of Italy. As well in some churches of France and England. He is also recognized as a great portraitist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chapel of St Luke, Annunziata</span> Chapel in Florence, Italy

The Cappella di San Luca, also called dei Pittori is a chapel found in the cloisters of the convent of Santissima Annunziata in Florence, Italy. It was built to serve as the burial chapel for members of the Accademia del Disegno, and was donated by the Servites to the Academy in a document from 1565. It contains a collection of terracota statues from a number of prominent Florentine Mannerist sculptors.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santa Maria di Piazza, Busto Arsizio</span> Church in Lombardy, Italy

The Santuario di Santa Maria di Piazza is located in the historic center of Busto Arsizio, Italy, where an earlier church dedicated to the Virgin Mary stood, which in turn had replaced a chapel dating back to the time of Christianization. This Marian shrine was quickly built between 1515 and 1522.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Various authors. The Cathedral of Como. Cariplo. p. 13.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Tommaso Rodari at Wikimedia Commons