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Simone
de Magistris
A
Visionary Painter Between Lotto and El Greco
Caldarola, Palazzo dei Cardinali Pallotta
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele n.13
5 aprile –
11 Novembre 2007
"Simone
de Magistris art show is meant to stress the ability of an artist born
away from the main artistic cities of feeling as a visionary. He is the
Italian "El Greco" His
upset sensibility grew following the steps of a great and pathetic and
neurotic artist such as Lorenzo Lotto. Simone paints cubistic shapes
characterized by a deformity. It is given by lengthening images and by a
visionary dimension as the one we recognize as unusually modern and
innovative in El Greco visions.”
[Vittorio
Sgarbi]
Simone
de Magistris
was born in 1538 in Caldarola (Macerata province). The place had been
under the Camerino power since the beginning of 1400. Caldarola outlook
was redefined and embellished by the cardinal Evangelista Pallotta.
The clerical wanted a new square to be built together with the cardinal
palace, the Collegiate of San Martino and the Church of San Gregorio. He
also ordered that new firms were built so to develop the local
craftsmanship.
Simone de Magistris was appointed to decorate these new public buildings.
The Cardinal in fact appreciated his pictorial language and his ability of
interpreting the needs of the holy art as expressed in the Trento Council
(that was called by Paul III in 1545 and ended in 1563)
The
artist gathered around him a lot of people that wanted to learn his
pictorial art. The local dimension of Caldarola grew so
as to become a
lively cultural centre, nearly as big as Urbino and Loreto. Caldarola
became the cradle of Le Marche
Mannerism.
The
show consists in 80 works. It is held in Palazzo
Pallotta.
The show was thought and administered by Vittorio Sgarbi. He hit both the
targets the show was meant to have: exploiting the image of the Sixteenth
century building, that well depicts the culture of the years of the
Counter Reformation, and also making the painter well known.
Simone de Magistris in fact gained experience in Lorenzo Lotto workshop
and was fascinated by Tiziano and Venetian paintings. He first introduced
an artistic language that was projected in the following century.
He
overcame the artistic limits of his place of birth looking at artists that
were working in his same times but in the great cities of art. Furthermore
he learnt much from El Greco. Simone De Magistris has in fact been defined
“an Italian El Greco”
by the curator of the show.
The artist manages to paint religious scenes as if the sacred was a dream
vision, through sharp traits, colour experimentation boasting a vibrating
effect. Sgarbi defines it a “visionary
dimension”.
The
works by Caldarola artists are on show along with the ones of Lotto, El
Greco, Tintoretto, Cavalier D’Arpino.
The
itinerary “Luoghi
di Simone de Magistris”, runs through Le Marche and allows the view
of other works and also of beautiful towns such as San Ginesio, Matelica,
Visso (Macerata province) and Fabriano (Ancona province) Ripatransone,
Offida, Force, Montefiore dell’Aso (South of Le Marche).
The
event is organized by the Comune
of Caldarola
in collaboration with Soprintendenza
per il
Patrimonio Storico, Artistico ed Etnoantropologico
delle Marche – Urbino.
OPENING TIMES
5th
April – 11th November 2007:
Monday-Friday: 10.00am-1.00pm / 3.00pm-7.00pm
Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 10.00am-7.00pm
1st July – 30th September:
Monday-Friday: 10.00am-1.00pm / 3.00pm-7.00pm
Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 10.00-9.00pm
TICKETS AND GUIDED TOURS
Admission fees:
- Adults €. 6,00
- Concession and groups €. 4,00
Info
349.0571850 - 0733.903707
- 0733.905529
© 2007
Liberation Ventures Ltd.
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