Ciro Ferri
(1634 - 1689) |
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frescoes, altarpieces, bronze sculpture Art Work
| Name: |
Ciro Ferri |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Place of Birth: |
Rome, Italy |
| Nationality: |
Italian |
| Birth: |
1634 |
| Death: |
1689 |
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Quick Facts
| Known For: |
frescoes, altarpieces, bronze sculpture |
| Medium: |
fresco, bronze sculpture |
| Method: |
fresco, bronze sculpture |
| Style: |
Baroque |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painter
Sculptor
Architect |
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Biography
Ciro Ferri is an artist whose very lack of independence makes him worthy of note. His extensive and uneven oeuvre is a significant aspect of Roman Baroque painting. Ferri often worked under Cortona's supervision. His stylistic affinity to Cortona prompted the Grand Duke Ferdinand II de' Medici to invite Ferri to Florence to complete the work begun by Cortona in the Palazzo Pitti. There he generally followed Cortona's designs in the Sala d'Apollo, but he independently produced the ceiling frescoes for the Sala di Saturno, remaining active on this project from 1659 to 1665.
While in Florence Ferri was in considerable demand for altarpieces for churches in Tuscany. In 1665 Ferri moved to Bergamo, working on a fresco cycle for S. Maria Maggiore. He reportedly was preparing for a trip to Venice when he learned of Cortona's death in 1669, where upon he cancelled his plans and returned to Rome to complete Cortona's work in St. Peter's, that is, designs for mosaics in the spandrels and lunettes, and the cartoon for St. Peter over the Holy Door.
Ferri remained in Rome for the rest of his life, executing easel paintings and frescoes for Roman patrons. In 1681 and again in 1687, he was elected principle of the Academy of St. Luke, but declined each time. His forms were heavier and his color less subtle than Cortona's. His final work was the dome fresco depicting S. Agnese Introduced by the Virgin to the Heavenly Host (Rome, S. Agnese a Piazza Navona), which was commissioned in 1670. Though a modello was painted by Ferri, much of the fresco was completed by his pupil Corbellini. |
Samples of Work
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