Lorenzo Vaccaro Explained

Lorenzo Vaccaro (1655 – 10 August 1706) was an Italian late-Baroque sculptor. He worked in a formalized restrained style.

He was born in Naples, the son of a lawyer. He apprenticed with Cosimo Fanzago and Dionisio Lazzari. He was a close friend of Francesco Solimena. He was murdered at Torre del Greco in August 1706.

His son Domenico Antonio Vaccaro was also a sculptor. The ceramic sculptor Giuseppe Laguidara was one of his pupils. .^[1]

Sources

• A Bozzetto by Lorenzo Vaccaro Revies by Andrew Ciechanowiecki, The Burlington Magazine (1979) p250-253
• Book: Bruce Boucher. 1998. Italian Baroque Sculpture. Thames & Hudson, World of Art. 80 .

Notes and References

1. Book: Boni, Filippo de'. 1852. Biografia degli artisti ovvero dizionario della vita e delle opere dei pittori, degli scultori, degli intagliatori, dei tipografi e dei musici di ogni nazione che fiorirono da'tempi più remoti sino á nostri giorni. Seconda Edizione.. 526 . Presso Andrea Santini e Figlio. Venice; Googlebooks .