Bongiovanni VACCARO (1809–1889) - Lot 91

Lot n° 91
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Bongiovanni VACCARO (1809–1889) - Lot 91
Bongiovanni VACCARO (1809–1889) Fruit vendor and oil merchant Pair of polychrome terracotta figures. Sicily, 19th century H: 32 cm (chips, cracks) Note: Certain Italian cities and towns, particularly in the south of the peninsula, were able to create and develop their own artistic style, often corresponding to an aesthetic approach that met the demands of prominent local families; this is notably the case for the city of Trapani, which specialized in coral work, as well as Caltagirone, a Sicilian town in the province of Catania, which excelled in the art of creating terracotta figures and groups known as presepi, some of which were embellished with polychrome decoration. Initially, the subjects of these presepi—undoubtedly loosely inspired by the famous Neapolitan nativity scenes—were primarily tied to religious themes; however, over the decades, artists such as Giacomo Bongiovanni (1772–1859), Salvatore Moretta, and Bongiovanni Vaccaro began drawing their subjects from secular life, focusing on the depiction of the human figure and drawing inspiration from the daily lives of the inhabitants of the Caltagirone area: fishermen, fishmongers, musicians, artisans, farmers, mothers…all depicted in a wide variety of poses and expressions and rendered with great realism; see examples preserved in public and private collections, reproduced in L. Colaleo, E. Giliberti, F. Pasqualino, and A. Ragona, *Presepi di Caltagirone, artisti a figurinai nella tradizione calatina*, Palermo, 1994.
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