|
Gricci, Giuseppe
(b Florence, c. 1700; d Madrid, 1770). Italian sculptor and modeller. He trained as a sculptor in Florence before moving in 1738 to Naples, where he was appointed chief modeller of the Capodimonte Porcelain Factory between 1743 and 1759. Most Capodimonte figures have been attributed to him. Factory records indicate that he originated a popular snuff-box moulded in relief with shells and marine life (1743–55; New York, Met.) as well as figures of peasants, street traders, characters from the commedia dell’arte and such religious figures as his only signed work, the Mourning Virgin (c. 1745; New York, Met.). He contributed to the creation of porcelain cabinets, including the Salottino di Porcellana (1757–9; now Naples, Capodimonte; see ITALY, fig. 71), from the Palazzo Reale in Portici near Naples, and the Gabinete de la Porcelana (1763–5; in situ) for the Aranjuez Palace, near Madrid, both of which comprised interlocking plates of porcelain decorated with chinoiseries. In 1759 he moved with other personnel to Madrid, where he held the same position of chief modeller until his death.
|
|
There are more than 45,000 articles in The Grove Dictionary of Art.
To access the rest of this article, including the bibliography, subscribe to
www.groveart.com.
To find out more about this subject, click on a related article below and
subscribe to www.groveart.com
|
