Roberta Calone

Michele Ragolia, between Mannerism and Baroque

Michele Ragolia, between Mannerism and Baroque

by Roberta Calone, written on 14/11/2017
Categories: Works and artists
Tag: Manierismo - Barocco - Seicento - Arte antica
By examining Michele Ragolia's critical fortune, it was possible to reconstruct his artistic career, through a review of contributions, and to verify his contacts with Neapolitan and provincial patrons. Nineteenth-century historiography says li...
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Michele Ragolia's Villano Altarpiece: a masterpiece preserved in the Diano Valley

Michele Ragolia's Villano Altarpiece: a masterpiece preserved in the Diano Valley

by Roberta Calone, written on 16/08/2017
Categories: Works and artists
Tag: Seicento - Arte antica
From the decommissioned church of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary in Polla, a town set in the beautiful setting of the Vallo di Diano, comes the canvas depicting Saint Gaetano of Thiene giving the rule, by Michele Ragolia (Palermo, 16...
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