Antonio Gagini (1504-153?) was a 16th century Italian sculptor. He was a member of the Gagini family of sculptors and painters, originally from Florence, where they learn the their trade. The family had settled in Palermo in 1463, where they were to become to be a great influence on the decorative architecture of Sicily. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Sculpture is a three-dimensional form created as an artistic expression. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area - City Proper 102 km² Population - City (2004) - Metropolitan - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ...
One of Antonio Gagini's most notable works in the decorated arch in the "Capella della Madonna" in the "Santuario dell'Annunziata" in Trapani which he completed in 1537. Examples of his work can still be found in many churches in Sicily today, albeit much has been lost also in the successive earthquakes which have followed his death. Torre della Colombaia Trapani (2004 population 67,456) is a city in the west coast of Sicily region, Italy. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ...
Before the arrival of Francesco Laurana and Domenico Gagini from northern Italy, there is little records of figures sculptured in Sicily.
Domenico's son, Antonello, founded the Sicilian school of Renaissance sculture; their works and that of their followers may be seen in Churches throughout towns in the Nebrodi area and in particular in the Diocese of Patti.
Four beautiful statues from the Gagini's school can be admired in the Churchs of this town: three in the Chiesa Madre and the "Madonna della Catena" in the Church della Catena.
Gagini preserved in the church of the Annunciated) is brought in procession in the streets of Bronte, over a wagon trained by oxen.
Tells the legend of the "barter" and of the "journey" of the statue of the Annunciated to Bronte and of the "new identity" that the inhabitants of the 24 Settlements found in their Lady Protector.
Under is a scene from the flight of the Angel, the climax of the feast of the Annunciated.
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