Guglielmo Borremans

Guglielmo Borremans (* 1672 in Antwerp, † 1724 in Palermo, called Fiammingo ) was a Flemish painter who developed his main activity in Calabria and Sicily.

Life

Under the name Guglielmo Borremans it was 1688/1689 registered as an apprentice of the Antwerp painter Pieter van Lint. Shortly after 1700 he went to Italy. 1704-1706 he is documented in Calabria, where he created paintings and frescoes. It was followed by a stay in Naples. Here he took into consideration in particular the works of Luca Giordano and Paolo De Matteis. In 1715 he settled in Palermo.

Here he developed his own style from a combination of his Flemish training and gained in Naples artistic insights.

His distinctive artistic expression and his high technical skills made ​​him quickly become one of the most popular painters of Sicily, whose frescoes are found in numerous churches throughout the island.

His son and grandson Luigi Guglielmo this year were also active as a painter in Sicily.

Work (selection)

  • Cappella di Santa Caterina d' Alessandria in Cosenza: Fresco " glory of St. Catherine (1705 )
  • Cathedral in Cosenza: Madonna, child and Saint Anthony
  • Santa Maria dell'Amiraglio, called " Martorana " in Palermo: Frescoes "Scenes from the Life of Jesus " ( 1717) and "Triumph of the Benedictine Order "
  • San Vincenzo Ferreri in Nicosia ( Sicily): the fresco "The glory of Vincent Ferrer and other holy Dominicans "
  • San Giuseppe dei Teatini in Palermo: frescoes ( 1724)
  • SS Quaranta Martyrs alla Grilla in Palermo: Frescoes
  • Santa Maria di Monte Vergine in Palermo: frescoes (1721 )
  • San Giovanni Ev. Piazza Armerina: frescoes ( 1722 )
  • Chiesa dei Minoriti in Catania: " Annunciation"
  • Santa Maria la Nova in Caltanissetta: frescoes (1722)
  • San Antonio Buccheri: two paintings on canvas " Saint Anthony " and "St. Vitus "
  • Chiesa Matrice in Alcamo: frescoes ( 1736-37 )
  • Santa Agata in Caltanissetta: Frescoes

Cathedral in Enna: Frescoes

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