I giganti di Messina

Author

Santoro, Rodo

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

Italian

Source

Archivio storico siciliano. 1986, Vol. 12-13, p. 81-105, 8 ill.

ISSN

1120-0715

Abstract (en)

Reviews the documentation of the so-called "Giants", equestrian statues of a man and a woman made of wood and plaster, used in festival processions in Messina since the early 16th c. and partially restored or re-made several times in their history. Discusses the attribution of various elements to Giovanni Montorsoli, to his assistant Martino Montanini, and/or to Andrea Calamech. Assesses the symbolic role of the statues in the folklore of Messina.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Sculpture -- Italy
• 1500-1600
• Equestrian monuments
• Processions
• Processional Giants
• Italy
• Messina (ITA)
• Folklore
• Montanini, Martino di Bartolommeo, d.1562
• Festivals
• Sculpture
• Calamech, Andrea, ca.1524-1589
• Attribution

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Sculpture -- Italie
• 1500-1600
• Statue équestre
• Procession
• Géants processionnels
• Italie
• Messina (ITA)
• Folklore
• Montanini, Martino di Bartolommeo, m.1562
• Fête
• Sculpture
• Calamech, Andrea, v.1524-1589
• Attribution

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910401-00452974

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