Siciolante and his masters

With plural substantive masters of title I want alone remark two models for two paintings of a Italian painter, Girolamo Siciolante(1521-1575), but alone one painter was master of Siciolante, who for his first painting, that isn’t that Vasari indicated, this is Virgin, Child and saints(Fig.1), now in castell Caetani in Sermoneta, and dated 1541, but a panting with Conception(Fig.2), now in cathedral of Sermoneta, that Siciolante almost copied from his master, Leonardo da Pistoia, master of Siciolante, this is Immaculate and saints Rock e Francis in the church of saint Francis and Mary in Potenza(Fig.3), Italy, certainly Siciolante could study this painting and he, for his first commission from Caetani family, for church of Immaculate, in Sermoneta, today saint Joseph, he took this model and followed it almost to copy; if we see well painting of Siciolante and that his master we can see that they are almost specular, substantial cloud, same hand with long fingers, face is almost equal, posture is same, and same cloth, heavy with fold. Between this painting and second work of Siciolante(Fig.1) difference is very remarked and evident; it is possible because Siciolante could see other master, now in Bologna, this is Francesco Rossi(1510-1563), called Salviati, and he could study his altarpiece in church of saint Christine della Fondazza((Fig.4). Siciolante, I think, could goes to Bologna as member of court of Cardinal Niccolò Caetani, that was member of court of Pope Paul 3th Farnese to Bologna during 1541, same year of altarpiece of Sermoneta; we can see very similarities: almost same posture for saint John Baptist(Fig.5) and a saint of altarpiece of Salviati(Fig.6), same fingers and same posture in contrary, face of Virgin is almost specular to face of Virgin of Salviati. Therefore  Siciolante could take these models and he could paint this altarpiece for Abbacy of Valvisciolo, for commission of Caetani family. Other peculiarity is on the date, this is it is only painting with date of Siciolante, 1541, but why it? Because at same year Cardinal Niccolò Caetani gone with his cousin Pope Paul 3th Farnese, and this was first official task in age of 15^th years, therefore is possible that Niccolò or family Caetani would remark this date, because very important for a Cardinal and during this very young age.

Alessandro Lusana   

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Marivaux this is empty theatre

Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux(1688-1763). Was a French writer both to romance and theatre, some his comedy is very empty; he born in aristocratic family, during ancient regime, and before that French revolution, he tells every behaviour of aristocracy, with all his devoid, he to comedy of The tied, performed at 1736, he writes dialogues that are very empty, full of formal words and posture; therefore he describes life of higher class, that unknown condition of middle class, and common people; the France of revolution not was certainly poor, in conformity with opinion of  Tocqueville, but needs alone political reforms for to give possibility to middle class, In fact French revolution was a long process begun by middle class; but we must consider that this think was unknown both Merivaux and aristocracy. Anyway this theatre is very useless, everything is worked with formal behaviour, and deep sense of comedy is lost among words and cutes very incoherent with principal occasion, the love is a formal confession lacking of feel, alone confessed because it is formal right behaviour; The play of love and case, performed at 1730, other comedy is also worse than first; in this comedy is evident the vacuity of aristocratic class; history or logic is lost, and from begin to and is a whole of useless words; but this performances, describe a costume and a time, that we must consider during his events, but we can also consider that today is not much different from then, formal behaviour, formal words and alone formal posture are also present; therefore the mangender is same during every time.

Alessandro Lusana

Dumas speculative of a life

Alexander Dumas (1802-1870), French writer was a prolific author that was specialist of historical romance, but he written also some theatrical comedy, as Kaen. This character was real actor, and his name was Edmond Kaen, born in London at 1787 and died in Richmond at 1833, he was a squanderer his richness, because he gained very much for his theatrical works, and he squandered as much. In this comedy of Dumas moderates role of Kaen, this is he moderates squander and other excesses of this actor, died very poor, naturally, for his vices. During read of this comedy alone sometime is manifest impetuosity of character of Kaen, sometime his egocentrism and formal politeness, in conformity with British costume, also during Kaen shows his love for Helen, a woman that Principe of Wales loves, he is always formally respectful but very determined, in conformity of character of actors; therefore Dumas tells about a theatrical life and a society, he documents the life of a man that we can consider, in conformity with Hegelian concept, universal spirit of human gender; therefore he is speculative, with Latin exception this is observer a life, that may he can’t see never, but he imagined, and after he translated to this comedy.  

Alessandro Lusana      

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