ALESSANDRO See also:

• ALESSANDRO ALGARDI (1602-1654)

ALGARDI (1602-1654)  , See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian sculptor, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• BOLOGNA
• BOLOGNA, GIOVANNI DA (1524–1608)

Bologna in 1602 . While he was attending the school of the See also:

• CARACCI, LODOVICO, AGOSTINO

Caracci his preference for the plastic See also:

• ART

art became evident, and he placed himself under the instruction of the sculptor Conventi . At the See also:

• AGE (Fr. age, through late Lat. aetaticum, from aetas)

age of twenty he was brought under the See also:

• NOTICE

notice of See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

Duke See also:

• FERDINAND
• FERDINAND (1577-1650)
• FERDINAND (COLOGNE)
• FERDINAND (Span. Fernando or Hernando; Ital. Ferdinando or Ferrante; in O. H. Ger. Herinand, i.e. " brave in the host," from O. H. G. Heri, "army," A. S. here, Mod. Ger. Heer, and the Goth. nan]jan, " to dare ")
• FERDINAND, MAXIMILIAN KARL LEOPOLD MARIA

Ferdinand of See also:

• MANTUA (Ital. Mantova)

Mantua, who gave him several commissions . He was also much employed about the same See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period by jewellers and others in modelling in See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold, See also:

• SILVER

silver and See also:

• IVORY (Fr. ivoire, Lat. ebur)
• IVORY, SIR JAMES (1765-1842)

ivory . After a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence in See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice he went to See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome in 1625 with an introduction from the duke of Mantua to the See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

pope's See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew, See also:

• CARDINAL (Lat. cardinalis)

Cardinal Ludovisi, who employed him for a See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time in the restoration of See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient statues . The See also:

• DEATH

death of the duke of Mantua See also:

• LEFT

left him to his own resources, and for several years he earned a See also:

• PRECARIOUS

precarious See also:

• MAINTENANCE (Fr. maintenance, from maintenir, to maintain, support, Lat. manu tenere, to hold in the hand)

maintenance from these restorations and the commissions of goldsmiths and jewellers ... In 164o he executed for Pietro Buoncompagni his first See also:

• WORK

work in See also:

• MARBLE (from Lat. marmor, Gr. pApµapos, shining stone)

marble, a See also:

• COLOSSAL

colossal statue of See also:

• SAN

San Filippo See also:

• NERI, PHILIP (FILIppo DE) (1515-1595)

Neri, with kneeling angels . Immediately after, he produced a similar See also:

• GROUP

group, representing the See also:

• EXECUTION (from Lat. ex-sequor, exsecutus, follow or carry out)

execution of St See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul, for the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of the Barnabite Fathers in Bologna . These See also:

• WORKS

works, displaying See also:

• GREAT

great technical skill, though with considerable exaggeration of expression and attitude, at once established See also:

• ALGARDI, ALESSANDRO (1602-1654)

Algardi's reputation, and other commissions followed in rapid See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession . The turning point in Algardi's See also:

• FORTUNE, ROBERT (1813-188o)

fortune was the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of See also:

• INNOCENT (INNOCENTIUS)
• INNOCENT (POPES)

Innocent X., of the Bolognese See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

house of Panfili, to the papal See also:

• THRONE

throne in r644 . He was employed by Camillo Panfili, nephew of the pontiff, to See also:

• DESIGN (Fr. desiin, drawing; Lat. designare, to mark out)

design, the See also:

• VILLA

Villa See also:

• DORIA, ANDREA (1466-156o)

Doria Panfili outside the San Pancrazio See also:

• GATE

gate . The most important of Algardi's other works were the See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

monument of See also:

• LEO
• LEO (THE LION)
• LEO, BROTHER (d. c. 1270)
• LEO, HEINRICH (1799-1878)
• LEO, JOHANNES (c. 1494-1552)
• LEO, LEONARDO (1694–1744)

Leo XI., a See also:

• BRONZE

bronze statue of Innocent X. for the capitol, and, above all, La Fuega d'See also:

• ATTILA (d. 453)

Attila, the largest See also:

• ALTO (Ital. for " high ")

alto-relievo in the See also:

• WORLD

world, the two See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal figures being about Io ft. high .

In 165o Algardi met Velasquez, who obtained some interesting orders for his Italian See also:

• COMPANION (through the O. Fr. compaignon or compagnon, from the Late Lat. companio,—cum, with, and panis, bread,—one who shares meals with another; the word has been wrongly derived from the Late Lat. compagnus, one of the same pages or district)

companion in See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain . Thus there are four chimneys; by Algardi in the See also:

• PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace of See also:

• ARANJUEZ (perhaps the ancient Ara Jovis)

Aranjuez, where also the figures on the See also:

• FOUNTAIN (Late Lat. fontana, from ions, a spring)

fountain of See also:

• NEPTUNE
• NEPTUNE (Lat. NEPTUNUS)

Neptune were executed by him . The See also:

• AUGUSTINE, SAINT (354-430)
• AUGUSTINE, SAINT (d. c.613)

Augustine monastery at See also:

• SALAMANCA
• SALAMANCA (anc. Salmantica or Elmantica)

Salamanca contains the See also:

• TOMB (Gr. Tuµ/3a, Tuµ(3os, probably allied to Lat. tumulus, literally a swelling, tumere, to swell)

tomb of the See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count and, countess de See also:

• MONTEREY

Monterey, which was also the work of Algardi, From an See also:

• ARTISTIC

artistic point of view, he was most successful in his portrait-statues and See also:

• GROUPS
• GROUPS, THEORY

groups of See also:

• CHILDREN, LAW RELATING TO

children, where he was obliged to follow nature most closely . In his later years he became very avaricious and amassed a great fortune . He died in Rome on the loth of See also:

• JUNE

June 1654 . See Le arti di Bologna disegnate da A . Caracci ed intagliati da S . Giulini, See also:

• CON

con' assistenza d' Alessandro A . Algardi (1940) .