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(1) Domenico Gagini
(b Bissone, c. 1425–30; d Palermo, 29–30 Sept 1492). Filarete referred to a ‘Domenico from the lake of Lugano, disciple of Pippo di Ser Brunelleschi’ (Trattato di architettura, Milan, 1461–4), and it seems probable that Domenico was apprenticed to Brunelleschi, although there is no documentary evidence. As a sculptor, Domenico was most influenced by Donatello. Domenico’s first major commission was the façade of the chapel of S Giovanni Battista in Genoa Cathedral, on which he worked from 1448 until 1456–7 (see fig.). This façade is reminiscent of the porch of Brunelleschi’s Pazzi Chapel in Florence and also reflects a knowledge of Donatello’s work. Stylistically, however, it remains a product of the Lombard early Renaissance decorative style; probably many Lombard assistants were involved. Other works by Domenico that date from c. 1455 include an overdoor relief of St John the Baptist in the Wilderness (Lawrence, U. KS, Spencer Mus. A.), a statuette of the Virgin and Child (ex-Berlin, Staatl. Museen; destr.) and another statuette of the Virgin and Child in the sacristy of Torcello Cathedral.
Part of the Gagini family
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